A devastating fuel tanker explosion in northwestern Nigeria has claimed the lives of more than 90 people and left at least 50 others injured, police reported on Wednesday.
The tragic incident occurred overnight on an expressway in Jigawa state when dozens of residents rushed to collect fuel from an overturned tanker. According to police spokesman Lawan Adamu, “The residents were scooping up fuel from the overturned tanker when the explosion occurred, sparking a massive inferno that killed 94 people on the spot.”
The fire raged into the early hours of Wednesday, further complicating rescue efforts.
This tragedy follows a similar incident last month, where 48 people were killed after a fuel tanker collided with another truck in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state.
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