US EditionBlaze Kills 34 at Illegal Benin Fuel Depot
- An explosion at a contraband fuel depot in southern Benin has resulted in multiple casualties, with at least 35 people dead and several others injured.
- Benin's informal economy heavily relies on selling smuggled Nigerian fuel on the black market, as it has a substantial fuel black market with supplies smuggled from Nigeria.
- The explosion occurred at a warehouse where commuters were lining up to stock up on fuel, highlighting the dangerous conditions that arise from the dependence on the black market.
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Blaze kills over 30 at illegal Benin fuel depot
At least 34 people have died in Benin republic when a warehouse for smuggled fuel exploded into flames, a government official and residents said. The blaze erupted in the commune of Sèmè Kpodji near Nigeria’s border. The prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation. Benin’s Interior Minister, Alassane Séïdou who was among the officials who visited […] The post Blaze kills over 30 at illegal Benin fuel depot appeared first on The Guardian Ni…
At least 35 killed after fuel depot explodes in Benin
Porto Novo [Benin], September 24 (ANI): At least 35 people have lost their lives in Benin after a fuel depot explosion resulting in a billow of smoke into the sky, Al Jazeera reported citing the officials and witnesses. In the town of Seme-Podji, close to the Nigerian border, where vehicles, motorcycles, and tricycle taxis had […]
34 killed as fire guts smuggled fuel in Benin Republic - Daily Trust
No fewer than 34 persons have been killed in a fuel explosion in Benin Republic, while 20 others sustained injuries. It was said that an illegal fuel depot in Seme-Podji, a town that shares border with Nigeria, had exploded Minister of Interior in Benin Republic, Alassane Seidou, told journalists that two babies were among the dead. Tribunal delivers judgment on Lagos Guber poll Monday Police intercept N600m India hemp from Ghana, Benin Republic…
Dozes dead in fire due to Benin fuel depot blast - La Prensa Latina Media
Cotonou, Sep 24 (EFE).- An explosion at a depot for smuggled fuel in southern Benin has killed killed at least 35 people and injured several others, officials said on Sunday. The explosion sparked a massive fire at the warehouse in south of Benin, near the Sèmè-Kraké border post with neighboring Nigeria. “According to the witnesses interviewed, the fire was probably started during the unloading of bags of gasoline,” Prosecutor Abdoubaki Adam-Bon…
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