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Deaths reported & up to 30 cars destroyed in horrific gas tanker explosion on Nigerian expressway
Blood-chilling footage of the aftermath of a tanker explosion in south-western Nigeria has emerged online. The fuel reportedly set dozens of nearby cars on fire, with some feared dead in the highway inferno.
The tanker reportedly exploded while traveling on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, local media reported. The fuel set nearby cars on fire, reportedly resulting in a number of deaths.
The reports identified the place as the Otedola Bridge outside Lagos, the biggest city in the African nation, today.ng news site said. At least 30 cars have been reportedly destroyed by fire.
Images published on social media showed massive clouds of black smoke billowing into the sky from vehicles burning on the road.
Firefighters come through along Ibadan expressway Lagos Nigeria , there is a petroleum tanker that fell and has caught massive fire along with other vehicles. pic.twitter.com/RyvydxCp15
— WONDER (@_DJDHARA) June 28, 2018
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