Many people are feared dead following an explosion at a waste burning site in Benin. As many as 60 others were injured according to the country's health ministry .The blast reportedly struck as a crowd of people sifted through piles of expired food that had been dumped in Tori, a town about 40 km northwest of the capital Cotonou. Health officials fear the death toll could climb since many of the injured were in critical conditions due to severe burnings.

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