Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people ...
14 hours ago · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 70 people have died in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency response agency said. The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after individuals attempted to transfer gasoline from one tanker into another truck using a generator.
2025 Suleja fuel tanker explosion - Wikipedia
13 hours ago · The explosion took place around 10:00 AM 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’: More than 60 killed in Nigeria tanker explosion
14 hours ago · Tanker explosions are not uncommon in Nigeria, with this image showing people gather at the scene of a fuel tanker explosion in Majiya town, Nigeria on October 16, 2024 [Sani Maikatanga/AP]
Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people ... - Yahoo
12 hours ago · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 70 people have died in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency response agency said.
Fuel explosion kills 70 in Nigeria as crowd 'scooped fuel' from ...
13 hours ago · At least 70 people have died after a petrol tanker exploded in north-central Nigeria, the country's emergency forces have said. The blast took place in the early hours of Saturday morning after a ...
Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people ...
14 hours ago · At least 70 people have been killed in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency response agency said January 18, 2025 at 12:52 p.m. EST Today at 12:52 p.m. EST
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 · Across many Nigerian roads, overturned fuel tankers are a common sight, sometimes in traffic during the day. There were more than 1,500 such accidents resulting in 535 deaths in 2020, according to Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps.
Gas tanker explosion kills more than 140 people and injures …
Oct 17, 2024 · 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.
Nigeria: Fuel tanker explosion kills at least 70 - DW
1 day ago · Nigeria: Fuel tanker explosion kills at least 70 01/18/2025 January 18, 2025. At least 70 people have died after a gasoline tanker truck overturned and exploded, authorities said, with some of the ...
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