Tanker fire in Edo injures people and damages nearby property

A petrol tanker fire in Oluku, Edo State, injured people and destroyed nearby property after residents gathered to collect fuel spilled from the vehicle, according to eyewitness accounts. The final number of deaths has not been confirmed by authorities in the reports, although one account said at least four people died. The tanker reportedly fell near Oluku Market on Thursday, spilling petrol onto the road and into adjoining drainage channels. Residents and passersby began scooping fuel into containers before the tanker caught fire. Accounts differ on when the tanker fell and the fire began, giving times from about 4 a.m. to 2 p.m.; the reports do not establish a definitive timeline. Witnesses said a soldier warned people about the danger shortly before the fire. One eyewitness described turning to look back after the warning and seeing the tanker burst into flames. The accounts say people ran from the scene as the fire spread to nearby shops and vehicles. Several shops along the drainage channels were reported destroyed. The reports give differing injury figures: one says 11 people were injured, while others report 10. Ten injured people were reported taken to the University...