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.

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

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 Saturday near the Suleja area after individuals attempted to transfer gasoline from one tanker into another truck using a generator.