Lagos fire kills at least 9 and sets dozens of cars ablaze after oil tanker explosion

By Stephanie Busari and Paul P. Murphy and Bukola Adebayo, CNN

Updated 2124 GMT (0524 HKT) June 28, 2018

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Some burnt cars at the scene of the oil tanker explosion on the Lagos-Ibadan bridge, Lagos State, Nigeria on June 28, 2018.
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Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)An oil tanker exploded during rush hour traffic Thursday, setting cars ablaze and killing at least nine people and injuring at least five, officials said.

The tanker crashed into a passenger car and caught fire on a busy bridge about 5 p.m. on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway, a route used by commuters living on the outskirts of the city.