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Burnt beyond recognition: Night of horror as tanker claims lives

The petrol tanker fire killed 14 people at Malanga in Gem, Siaya County. [Olivia Odhiambo, Standard]

Three women, one of them seven months pregnant, were among the victims of the Saturday night oil tanker fire that killed 14 near Yala in Siaya County.

Several other people who attempted to siphon fuel from the tanker had serious burns after it burst into flames, engulfing them.

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