Death toll in Nigeria gas tanker explosion rises to 98
17 hours ago · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response agency said Monday.. The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after individuals attempted to transfer gasoline from a crashed oil tanker into another truck using a generator.
2025 Suleja fuel tanker explosion - Wikipedia
2 days ago · The explosion took place around 9:00 a.m. WAT at the Dikko junction along the major highway connecting Nigeria's federal capital of Abuja to Kaduna.According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State leader Kumar Tsukwam, the incident began when a tanker truck carrying gasoline overturned, spilling its contents. Local residents including children who had gathered to collect the ...
‘Heartbreaking’: 86 killed in Nigeria tanker explosion
2 days ago · A fuel tanker explosion in Niger State in northern Nigeria has killed 86 people and injured dozens, the country’s national emergency agency said. The blast happened in the early hours of ...
Toll rises to 153 from Nigeria fuel tanker explosion - CNN
Oct 16, 2024 · The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has risen to at least 153, with another 100 people injured, police told CNN Thursday.
How did as many as 140 people die in one of Nigeria’s deadliest tanker …
Oct 17, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities have announced measures to correct lapses that resulted in the deaths of more than 140 people in an explosion on Wednesday as they were trying to scoop up fuel from an overturned fuel tanker in one of the deadliest road accidents ever in the West African nation.
Gas tanker explosion kills more than 140 people and injures …
Oct 17, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 140 people, including children, were killed in Nigeria when an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they tried to scoop up fuel, emergency services said Wednesday. Dozens more were injured.
Nigeria gasoline tanker explosion kills more than 140 people - NPR
Oct 16, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria — More than 140 people, including children, were killed in Nigeria when an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they tried to scoop up fuel, emergency...
Nigerian Jigawa tanker explosion: 'My nephews died trying to …
Oct 18, 2024 · Nigerian farmer Mustapha Majiya is still reeling from losing almost 50 members of his extended family this week after an overturned fuel tanker exploded, sending flames up into a night sky. "My...
Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills more than 150, injures dozens
Oct 16, 2024 · More than 150 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded after an overturned fuel tanker exploded in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said.
Behind Nigeria’s Fuel Tanker Explosion, a Fatal Quest for Cheap ...
Oct 17, 2024 · More than 160 people died when an overturned fuel tanker in northern Nigeria exploded. Witnesses and relatives of victims said poverty had driven most to try to collect the spilled gas.