Oil-Trucks Fire Near Iraq-Jordan Border Kills Two, Petra Says

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Two people were killed when road tankers carrying fuel exploded in Iraq near the Jordanian border, according to Petra, Jordan’s state news agency.

An explosion, which occurred while fuel was being emptied, occurred at one fuel tanker, spreading fire to others nearby, Petra said, citing a General Security Directorate spokesman that it didn’t name.