A petrol tanker slipped off the road and exploded in Niger
State, killing at least 14 people on Friday, witnesses have said. They said
eight houses were razed following the accident which happened around 8:00 am, in
the transit town of Tegina in the state.
"We buried 14 people including a six-month-old baby who died
in the tanker explosion this morning,” said Muhammad Sani who took part in the
rescue operation.
Eight more victims were taken to hospital with burns, two of
them in “very critical condition” while eight homes were burnt in the inferno,
said another resident Abdullahi Egiworo.
A spokesman for Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the
state confirmed the accident, but refused to give casualty figures.
He said emergency officials were heading to the scene to
assist in the evacuation of victims.
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