COTONOU, Sept 23 (Reuters) - At least 35 people were killed in southeastern Benin on Saturday after a fire broke out at a shop where witnesses said gasoline was being unloaded, a justice ministry representative said.
The fire broke out at 0930 local time in Seme-Podji municipality, near the border with Nigeria.
"According to the witnesses interviewed, the fire was probably started during the unloading of bags of gasoline."
Reuters was not immediately able to verify the video.
Reporting by Pulcherie Adjoha Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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Locations:
COTONOU, Benin, Seme, Podji, Nigeria