Families grieve loved ones after blaze kills 34 at illegal Benin fuel depot

Families grieve loved ones after blaze kills 34 at illegal Benin fuel depot

Families grieve their loved ones after an explosion at a contraband fuel depot in Benin killed at least 34 people on 23 September.

"Four members of my family perished in the flames", says Antoine Djanta.

The fire erupted at a warehouse for smuggled fuel in the southern Benin town of Seme Podji near the border with Nigeria.