Gasoline thieves incinerated
If you’re thinking of stealing gasoline, you might want to reconsider doing it in a lava flow. In Goma, Congo, a lava flow ignited a gas station, killing about 50 people who were trying to siphon fuel from the elevated tanks. A massive fireball erupted at 08:08:30 a.m., leaving a huge black cloud over the city more than 1½ hours later.
The thieves were at the station trying to steal gas and diesel fuel when the tanks ignited, killing 50 in the initial explosion.
Full story from the Washington Post
