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.
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 explosion as they were trying to scoop up fuel from an overturned fuel tanker on
Toll rises to 153 from Nigeria fuel tanker explosion
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.
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, setting off an inferno. Several similar disasters have taken place in recent years.
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.
Nigerian fuel tanker crash kills 153 people
More than a 150 people have been killed after a fuel tanker exploded in Nigeria
Fuel tanker explosion kills 147 people in Nigeria
A fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has killed 147 people and injured 70, according to emergency services and the police.
147 dead, many injured in Nigerian fuel tanker crash, explosion and fire
A crashed fuel tanker exploded Tuesday night in northern Nigeria, killing 147 people and injuring many others who had gathered around the overturned vehicle to gather leaking gasoline.
Over 140 people, including children, killed in ‘massive inferno’ after fuel tanker explodes in Nigeria
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