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Nigeria: Anger As Death Toll Rises in Onitsha Fuel Tanker Blaze
Vanguard, 18 October 2019
Three more dead bodies were recovered, yesterday, at the Ochanja Market in Onitsha, which got burnt when a tanker filled with fuel caught fire at the Upper Iweka area of the… Read more »
Death, Destruction as Tanker Explodes in Onitsha, Nigeria
A petrol tanker explosion has razed over 40 homes and 500 businesses in Onitsha in Anambra State and has claimed the lives of a mother and child, with three more bodies subsequently found in the rubble. Tanker explosions in Lagos, Nasarawa and recently in Benue, also claimed dozens of lives and several properties were destroyed. The question remains: what can be done to prevent this tragedy from happening again?
InFocus
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At least 45 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured in Benue state in a petrol tanker explosion. The tanker had crashed and people were collecting spilled fuel ... Read more »
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The death toll from the tanker explosion which occurred last week in Lagos has risen to 12. The fuel-laden tanker exploded along the Otedola Bridge after its brakes was said to ... Read more »
