Blast in tanker in Nigeria.
Abuja: At least 18 people have been killed and 10 others injured after a gasoline tanker exploded in southern Nigeria. The officers provided this information. Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps said in a statement on Saturday evening that the accident occurred on the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in the south-eastern state of Enugu, when the tanker loaded with gasoline lost control and burst into flames after colliding with 17 vehicles. .
Olusegun Ogungbemide, spokesman for the Security Corps rescue team, said those killed were burned “beyond recognition.” In addition to the 10 injured, rescue workers rescued three others. Due to scarcity, fatal truck accidents are common on most major roads in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country.
There was a blast a few days ago also
A similar blast occurred earlier this month near the Suleja region of Niger state in north-central Nigeria. Where 98 people were killed in a gasoline tanker explosion. The accident occurred while filling gasoline from one tank to another. During that time, many laborers and other people were present at the spot to extract gasoline. Then it exploded. Authorities then launched a nationwide campaign against draining gasoline from downed tankers and other practices that could cause deaths. “Gasoline tanker accidents do not kill people,” Lanre Issa-Onilu, director general of the National Orientation Agency, a body that communicates government policy, said at an event near the Suleja area on Saturday. (AP)
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