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

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

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

A fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has killed more than 170 people, with a further 70 receiving intensive care in ...

The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has risen to at least 153 people and injured 100, police told ...

By Ismail Auwal and Elian Peltier Ismail Auwal reported from the site of the explosion in the town of Majia, northern Nigeria. The driver of a fuel tanker was transporting 45,000 liters of ...

A deadly fuel tanker truck explosion in Nigeria left more than 140 people dead and dozens more injured Tuesday night after ...

"The residents were scooping up fuel from the overturned tanker when the explosion occurred ... Truck accidents are common in Nigeria, often blamed on the poor state of the country's roads.