A fuel tanker reportedly failed to break along the highway in Ogun suburb of Lagos in Nigeria and overturned before it exploded yesterday. 3 people were reportedly killed in the accident and several others were injured.
#BREAKING: A massive fire has broken out in Abeokuta, #Nigeria after an oil-tanker flipped over on a commercial road and exploded. @GuardianNigeria reports that nearby properties have been destroyed. Where is Sleepy @MBuhari?pic.twitter.com/HugIcTEZMd
— Prof. Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) January 19, 2021
This comes a few short weeks after a massive fire destroyed part of the Engen Fuel refinery in Durban and the infamous Betruit explosion that killed over 157 people.