Reports coming from Niger State indicate a tragic incident of tanker explosion killed scores of people on Sunday, January 18, 2024.
Daily Episode gathered that an unspecified number of people were burnt while trying to fetch fuel using their jerrycans and containers from a crashed tanker at Dikko in Niger State, near Abuja, the Nigerian capital city.
An eyewitness confirmed the death of a pregnant woman and her children in the incense while narrating how he saw multiple bodies burnt beyond recognition.
It’s indeed a black Saturday, he said. “Many people who attempted to scoop petrol from the tanker died, while residents and some watching from a distance also survived some degree of injuries when the tanker exploded.”.
Although firefighters arrived at the scene after a distress call by residents, Daily Episode cannot ascertain the number of casualties recorded from the tragic incident when filling this report.
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