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Tue May 21 13:16:23 SAST 2013

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At least 14 killed in Nigeria gasoline tanker fire

Sapa-AP | 27 September, 2012 18:24
Firefighters work to extinguish flames from a fuel tanker, after it caught fire inside the telecommunication company MTN, in Nigeria's capital Abuja
Firefighters work to extinguish flames from a fuel tanker, in Nigeria's capital Abuja July 27, 2012. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde (NIGERIA - Tags: DISASTER BUSINESS TELECOMS)
Image by: AFOLABI SOTUNDE / REUTERS

Police in north central Nigeria say at least 14 people have died after a gasoline tanker caught fire and exploded.

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The Niger State police spokesman told The Associated Press on Thursday that some victims were trying to scoop gasoline from the tanker after it toppled over and turned on its sides late Tuesday in a town about 140 miles (230 kilometers) from Nigeria's capital.

Pius Edobor said the tanker's driver had lost control of the vehicle carrying 33,000 liters of gasoline.

He said many were injured and that nearby homes had been consumed by the fire.

The accident comes two months after a similar incident killed at least 95 people in Nigeria's oil-producing region.

Despite decades producing oil, the majority of Nigerians live on less than $2 a day.

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