JUST IN: 34 Killed In Illegal Fuel Depot Explosion In Benin

By Hannah Nathan, Warri

No fewer than 34 persons have been declared dead after an explosion caused by contraband fuel depot in Southern Benin Republic.

Congress gathered that the incident happened near the border with Nigeria on Saturday.

According to the report, “A serious fire explosion occurred in the town of Seme Podji, a depot of fuel smuggling,” Interior Minister Alassane Seidou told journalists.

“Unfortunately, we recorded 34 deaths including two babies. Their bodies are charred because the cause of the fire is smuggled fuel.”, he said.

AFP