Fuel tanker truck blast kills at least 70 in Nigeria | CNN
19 hours ago · At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol tanker truck overturned, spilling fuel that exploded, the country’s national emergency agency said.
2025 Suleja fuel tanker explosion - Wikipedia
1 day 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 ...
Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people ...
1 day ago · In September, an explosion killed at least 48 people in Niger state after gasoline tanker collided with another truck conveying cattle. There were 1,531 gasoline tanker crashes in 2020 resulting in 535 fatalities and 1,142 injuries, according to …
‘Heartbreaking’: 86 killed in Nigeria tanker explosion
1 day 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 ...
At least 86 dead, 55 injured in Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion
11 hours ago · ABUJA, Nigeria — The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said Sunday.
Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion death toll rises to 86, with
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said on Sunday. The blast happened in ...
Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion death toll rises to 86, with 55 ...
16 hours ago · The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said on Sunday. The blast happened in the early hours of ...
Fuel explosion kills 70 in Nigeria as crowd 'scooped fuel' from ...
1 day ago · Fuel explosion kills 70 in Nigeria as crowd 'scooped fuel' from overturned tanker. The blast took place in the early hours of Saturday morning after a group of people attempted to move fuel from ...
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.
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.