Nigeria's emergency agency said the death toll from a weekend gasoline tanker explosion in north central Niger state has risen to 86. Explosions that kill dozens who converge on crashed tanker trucks to scoop up spilled fuel have been common for years in Nigeria, and the problem is only becoming worse.

A gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has now claimed 98 lives, according to the country's emergency response agency. The event occurred early Saturday near Suleja in Niger state. It happened as individuals tried to transfer gasoline from a crashed tanker to another vehicle using a generator,

At least 70 people have been killed in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency response agency said.

A tanker has exploded after crashing in Nigeria, killing 77 people who had rushed to collect fuel from the scene, authorities say.The tanker overturned and spilled its contents in the Suleja area of North Central Niger state on Saturday.

The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said.

The recent explosion of an oil tanker in Nigeria, which killed nearly 98 people, has brought attention to the growing number of fatalities from simil

More than 70 were killed and dozens more were injured in a fuel tanker fire and explosion along a highway in central Nigeria, authorities said Saturday.