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Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 94 people, with dozens more injured

Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 94 people, with dozens more injured

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More than 140 people, including children, were killed in an overturned gasoline tanker truck.

Nura Abdullahi
1. Close to 140 people were put in a mass grave, apart from people buried in other places.
Lawan Shiisu Adam
Jigawa State Command Police
1. The driver lost control and the tanker somersaulted and spilled fuel into a drainage ditch.
2. As a result, residents rushed to scoop the fuel when the explosion happened.
Fidelis Mbah
Al Jazeera
1. The tanker crashed while conveying products to the northern parts of Nigeria. It was driving along a major highway when it spilled its contents.
2. Most of the villages around there, the residents, rushed to the scene to try and scoop up the fuel – either for domestic or commercial purposes. And in the process, within minutes, the tanker exploded killing dozens of them right there at the spot.

Tanker Truck Explosion in Nigeria