Photographing firefighters on the streets of Lagos

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Akintunde Akinleye is an award-winning photographer who’s spent much of his career in Lagos, Nigeria, photographing the firefighters battling pipeline explosions around the gridlocked city. One photograph of the aftermath of an explosion changed his life when he won an international photography award. Producer: Emily Webb Photo: A Lagos firefighter douses himself in water Credit: Akintunde Akinleye