Coverage dated October 15, 2024

Nigeria fuel tanker truck explosion kills more than 140 people

Headline from CBS News

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

CBS News's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Explosion kills scores of Nigerians collecting fuel from crashed tanker (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    People were collecting fuel from tanker that had crashed when it blew up, according to local police

  2. CNN

    Toll rises to 153 from Nigeria fuel tanker explosion (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

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

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Nigeria: More than 140 dead in fuel tanker explosion – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Emergency services have confirmed that at least 140 people were killed and dozens were injured in the incident. Locals had reportedly gathered near the crashed tanker to collect the spilled fuel.

  4. New York Post

    Over 140 people, including children, killed in ‘massive inferno’ after fuel tanker explodes in Nigeria (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    More than 140 people, including children, were killed in Nigeria when an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they tried to scoop up fuel, emergency services said Wednesday.

  5. Oil Price

    Nigeria Fuel Truck Explosion Kills More Than 140 (opens Oil Price)

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    Oil Price's feed description

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

  6. CBS News

    Nigeria fuel tanker truck explosion kills more than 140 people (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

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

  7. NBC News

    At least 94 people dead after fuel tanker explodes in Nigeria (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    At least 94 people were killed and 50 others wounded when the driver of a fuel tanker lost control and it crashed and exploded in northern Nigeria, police said.

  8. Newsweek

    More than 100 killed in gasoline tanker explosion (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    After the tanker overturned dozens of people rushed to the vehicle to scoop up fuel which then sparked an explosion, police said.

  9. UPI

    147 dead, many injured in Nigerian fuel tanker crash, explosion and fire (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A crashed fuel tanker exploded Tuesday night in northern Nigeria, killing 147 people and injuring many others who had gathered around the overturned vehicle to gather leaking gasoline.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills more than 150, injures dozens (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Police say explosion on Jigawa state expressway happened as people rushed to the overturned vehicle to collect fuel.

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Gas tanker explosion kills more than 140 people and injures dozens more in Nigeria | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 140 people, including children, are dead in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in

  12. NPR

    More than 140 people die and dozens are injured in a Nigeria gasoline tanker explosion (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    More than 140 people, including children, were killed and dozens were injured after an overturned tanker truck exploded in flames while they were trying to scoop up fuel pouring from the vehicle.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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