Over one hundred and forty victims have been confirmed dead following a petrol tanker explosion at Majiya town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Tuesday night.
About ninety others are currently in various hospitals in the state receiving treatment.
The explosion occurred when the driver of the tanker, travelling from Kano to Nguru in Yobe State, lost control near Khadija University, Majiya.
The disaster, according to the police, was triggered by residents who had rushed to scoop petrol after the tanker overturned.
The Police Public Relations Officer of Jigawa State Command, DSP Lawan Adam, in a statement explained that residents were scooping fuel from the overturned tanker when the explosion occurred, sparking a massive inferno.
Meanwhile a mass burial has been conducted for the victims.
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