Fire in shop kills 35 people in southeastern Benin


  • World
  • Sunday, 24 Sep 2023

COTONOU (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.

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