Watch: Nigerian firefighters battle massive fuel tanker blaze

At least one person was killed and another 16 others were injured, including a firefighter after a fuel tanker exploded outside a petrol station in Lagos. It was the second fire this week at a petrol station in Lagos, Africa's largest city, which has a population of more than 21 million people.

Lagos: Firefighters in Nigeria battled an intense blaze on Friday after a fuel tanker exploded outside a petrol station in Lagos.

Local media reported that at least one person was killed and another 16 others were injured, including a firefighter.

The fire erupted when the tanker flipped over and spilled fuel in front of a petrol station.

It was the second fire this week at a petrol station in Lagos, Africa's largest city, which has a population of more than 21 million people.