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.
Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion death toll rises to 86, with 55 ...
16 hours ago · 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 the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after individuals attempted to transfer gasoline from a crashed oil tanker into another ...
‘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 ...
2025 Suleja fuel tanker explosion - Wikipedia
1 day ago · On January 18, 2025, a fuel tanker carrying roughly 60,000 liters of petrol overturned at the Dikko junction near Suleja, Niger State, northern Nigeria, where after crashing local residents gathered to collect spilled fuel.The fuel promptly caused an explosion which killed 86 people and injured another 55, including at least 52 critically. [1]
Nigerian Gasoline Tanker Explosion Death Toll Rises to 86, With …
15 hours ago · 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.
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.
Fire kills 153 people after fuel tanker crash in Nigeria - BBC
Oct 17, 2024 · An overturned fuel tanker exploded on Tuesday night in northern Nigeria, killing at least 153 people who had rushed to the scene of the accident to collect leaking petrol, officials say.
Behind Nigeria’s Fuel Tanker Explosion, a Fatal Quest for Cheap ...
Oct 17, 2024 · 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.