Venezuelan oil refinery blast kills 48 people
An oil refinery in Venezuela went up in flames after three tanks exploded on Saturday morning.
The Amuay refinery explosion killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged 200 nearby properties, according to the BBC.
Up to half of the people killed were members of the National Guard, who had been
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