The explosion resulted in heavy casualties, with local authorities working to identify the dead and provide aid to survivors.

Nigerian authorities have announced measures to correct lapses that resulted in the death of more than 140 people in an ...

Dozens of people in northern Nigeria were killed in a massive explosion as they tried to scoop up fuel from a crashed tanker ...

Residents of a nearby town went to scoop up gasoline that had spilled from an overturned tanker, but then it exploded, ...

The death toll of a gasoline tanker explosion in Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa early this week exceeded 100, Nigerian ...

More than 160 people died when an overturned fuel tanker in northern Nigeria exploded. Witnesses and relatives of victims ...

More than 140 people, including children, were killed and dozens were injured after an overturned tanker truck exploded in ...

The driver of the tanker lost control of the vehicle, which tipped over in Nigeria’s Jigawa state. As locals rushed to ...

Many of the victims had been trying to collect fuel spilt on the road after the tanker crashed in northern Jigawa state late ...

At least 94 people were killed in a blast in Nigeria’s northern Jigawa state late Tuesday as residents braved danger to fetch ...

At least 94 people were killed in a blast in Nigeria’s northern Jigawa state late Tuesday as residents braved danger to fetch gasoline from a crashed fuel tanker, police told CNN Wednesday.

Emergency services have confirmed that at least 140 people were killed and dozens were injured in the incident. Locals had ...