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Over 140 people, including children, killed in ‘massive inferno’ after fuel tanker explodes in 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 services said Wednesday.
Nigeria fuel tanker truck explosion kills more than 140 people
Dozens of people in northern Nigeria were killed in a massive explosion as they tried to scoop up fuel from a crashed tanker truck.
At least 94 killed, 50 injured in fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria
The driver of the tanker lost control of the vehicle, which tipped over in Nigeria’s Jigawa state. As locals rushed to retrieve the fuel, the tank exploded.
At least 94 killed in fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria
At least 94 people were killed in a blast in Nigeria’s northern Jigawa state late Tuesday as residents braved danger to fetch gasoline from a crashed fuel tanker, police told CNN Wednesday.
Ten Bodies Recovered After Fuel Tanker Explodes in Uganda
Ten bodies were recovered from the scene of a fuel tanker explosion in Uganda's capital Kampala on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said. Police said the tanker had overturned around 1500 local time (1200 GMT) and that "several people may have lost their lives,
Uganda fuel truck explosion kills 11
A fuel truck ran out of control and exploded into flames near the Ugandan capital on Tuesday, killing 11 people, including two minors, police said.
11 killed in Uganda tanker truck explosion, police say
At least 11 people were killed Tuesday after a fuel truck exploded next to a highway in Uganda, police said. The truck overturned after an accident and later exploded in a town just outside Kampala, the capital,
A gasoline truck overturns and explodes near Uganda's capital, killing 11
At least 11 people were killed Tuesday after a fuel truck exploded next to a highway in Uganda, police said. Two children were among the dead. The truck overturned after an accident and later exploded in a town just outside Kampala,
How did as many as 140 people die in one of Nigeria’s deadliest tanker explosions?
Nigerian authorities have announced measures to correct lapses that resulted in the death of more than 140 people in an ...
Fuel Tanker Explosion Leaves at Least 150 Dead in Nigeria
Residents of a nearby town went to scoop up gasoline that had spilled from an overturned tanker, but then it exploded, ...
Gas tanker explosion kills more than 140 people and injures dozens more in Nigeria
More than 140 people, including children, are dead in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames ...
More than 140 people die and dozens are injured in a Nigeria gasoline tanker explosion
More than 140 people, including children, were killed and dozens were injured after an overturned tanker truck exploded in ...
Fuel tanker accident kills at least 147 in Nigeria
A fuel tanker overturned late on Tuesday in Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa after the driver lost control of the vehicle, ...
CNN7d
Toll rises to 153 from Nigeria fuel tanker explosion
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. The blast, which happened late evening local ...
The New York Times6d
Behind Nigeria’s Deadliest Road Incident in Years, a Quest for Cheap Fuel
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. By Ismail ...