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20 fuel scoopers burnt to death in Nigeria tanker accident
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- 24 July, 2023
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No fewer than 20 persons were burnt to death in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State in Nigeria, Report informs, citing Punch.
It was gathered that the victims were scooping fuel from a petrol tanker that fell and spilled its content along the Benin–Ore-Sagamu Expressway on Sunday.
According to an eyewitness, the fire was ignited by a spark from a phone held by one of the persons who were scooping fuel.
The eyewitness stated that the victims of the disaster included three children and a pregnant woman who brought a sum of N100,000 to the scene to buy fuel.
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В Нигерии 20 человек погибли при взрыве потерпевшего аварию бензовоза
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