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Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills at least 140, injures dozens
Again? Something just like this happened about five years ago.
Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills at least 140, injures dozens
Police say explosion on Jigawa state expressway happened as people rushed to the overturned vehicle to collect fuel.
16 Oct 2024 | Updated: 2 hours ago
At least 140 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after an overturned fuel tanker exploded in northwestern Nigeria, according to police and emergency workers.
The overnight explosion occurred on an expressway in Jigawa state. People then rushed to the vehicle to collect the fuel, police spokesman Lawan Shiisu Adam said on Wednesday.
Haruna Mairiga, the head of Jigawa state Emergency Management Agency, put the death toll from the accident at 147. Ninety-seven people were “burned to ashes” at the scene, he told The Associated Press.
Nura Abdullahi, a spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said “more than 140 people” who died were buried during a mass funeral. He warned the toll was likely to rise further. ... Earlier, police said at least 94 people were killed and 50 injured.
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Police say explosion on Jigawa state expressway happened as people rushed to the overturned vehicle to collect fuel.
16 Oct 2024 | Updated: 2 hours ago
At least 140 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after an overturned fuel tanker exploded in northwestern Nigeria, according to police and emergency workers.
The overnight explosion occurred on an expressway in Jigawa state. People then rushed to the vehicle to collect the fuel, police spokesman Lawan Shiisu Adam said on Wednesday.
Haruna Mairiga, the head of Jigawa state Emergency Management Agency, put the death toll from the accident at 147. Ninety-seven people were “burned to ashes” at the scene, he told The Associated Press.
Nura Abdullahi, a spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said “more than 140 people” who died were buried during a mass funeral. He warned the toll was likely to rise further. ... Earlier, police said at least 94 people were killed and 50 injured.
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