Firstpost Africa | N18G A fuel tank explosion has killed at least 86 people in Nigeria. A truck carrying around 60,000 litres of gasoline exploded in central Nigeria after flipping over on a road on Saturday.

The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response agency said.

Nigeria's emergency agency said the death toll from a weekend gasoline tanker explosion in north central Niger state has risen to 86. Explosions that kill dozens who converge on crashed tanker trucks to scoop up spilled fuel have been common for years in Nigeria, and the problem is only becoming worse.