INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A minimum of 94 people were killed in northern Nigeria when a crashed tanker blew up near residents who had gathered to recover fuel,
authorities told CNN.The toll is expected to rise from the blast, which took place late evening local time on Tuesday in Majiya, a town in
Jigawa state.â $ The driver lost control and the tanker somersaulted and spilled fuel into a drainage ditch, â $ Jigawa authorities
representative Shiisu Lawan Adam said.â $ As an outcome, homeowners hurried to scoop the fuel when the explosion happened.â $ Adam said at
least 50 individuals were seriously injured, including that the death toll was provisional.Source: CNN-- AgenciesÂ
