Fuel Tanker Catches Fire in Libya; 5 Dead, 50 Injured

Ambulances in Tripoli, Libya, in this picture taken on Dec. 25, 2018. Mahmud Turkia/AFP via Getty Images

CAIRO—A fuel tanker truck caught fire and exploded Monday in central Libya, killing at least five people and injuring 50 others, authorities said.

The incident took place in the central town of Bent Bayya, according to the Health Ministry in the capital of Tripoli.