Washington Post | Oil tanker explodes during rush hour on Nigerian highway, burning 54 cars Washington Post The footage looks like a scene from a horror movie: A massive cloud of smoke envelops a Nigerian roadway as bright red and orange flames engulf a line of passenger cars. Emergency workers trudge down an oil-slicked road, carrying body bags. Oil tanker explosion kills at least 9 in Nigeria, sets dozens of cars on fire Nigerian oil tanker fire kills nine in commercial capital Lagos Nigeria oil tanker fire kills nine, burns out 53 vehicles |