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schema:articleBody	Five people were killed and 13 injured when a gas-laden tanker truck exploded and caught fire in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, the emergency services said Friday. The incident which happened late Thursday on a road in Ikeja district, is the latest in series of tanker explosions in Nigeria, Africa's largest oil and gas producer. "Five people have been confirmed dead. Of this figure, three bodies were recovered from the scene while two were later confirmed dead in the hospital," Femi Oke-Osanyantolu of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) told AFP. He said 13 people were rescued while 22 vehicles and some buildings were burnt. Ibrahim Farinloye of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) who confirmed the death toll, said the explosion was caused by a leakage of gas from the tanker. "The resulting fire travelled with the wind to the premises of Ogun State Property Investment Company (OPIC) Plaza besides Sheraton Hotels, which houses different commercial outfits including a Chinese restaurant," he said. He said the emergency services quickly mobilised to the scene to extinguish the blaze. Fuel accidents are frequent in Nigeria, and commonly happen when residents try to siphon off oil or petrol from pipelines or when tanker drivers crash on poorly maintained roads. Most Nigerians live in poverty even though the country is Africa's biggest oil producer, putting out around two million barrels per day. In April, 12 people were killed and dozens of houses burnt when a fuel tanker overturned, spilled its contents and caught fire in Agatu area of central Nigeria's Benue state. In January, a tanker explosion in the southern city of Agbor claimed four lives and injured 11. In October last year, a tanker exploded and caused a fire in Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city, killing five people, wounding eight and damaging more than 100 homes and businesses. joa/pma/ri
schema:headline	Nigeria fuel truck blast kills five, injures 13
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