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Scores killed as 2 petrol tankers explode in Adamawa

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An explosion occurred at an MRS filling station near Yola International Airport in Adamawa State, leaving several people killed.

The blast, according to media reports, happened while a petrol tanker was discharging fuel. Two tankers laden with fuel exploded

“We heard a loud bang and the filling station went up into flames while a fuel tanker was offloading,” a witness said.

The explosion led to massive flames which gutted the station and nearby areas.

Several vehicles were destroyed in the fire.

Firefighters from the Adamawa State Fire Service, Federal Fire Service, and the American University of Nigeria (AUN) responded immediately to put out the inferno.

At the time of filing this report, News Band could not independently ascertain the number of casualties.

Meanwhile, in January 2025, at least 11 persons were killed when a petrol-laden tanker exploded along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.

The tanker was said to have suffered brake failure, tumbled, and had its content spilled, erupting in an explosion.

At least 86 persons died and 55 others were injured on Saturday, January 18, 2025, whilst scooping fuel from a fallen tanker in Niger State.

Earlier in January 2025, at least five persons were killed when a tanker ladened with petrol lost control and burst into flames in the Agbor area of Delta State.

In October 2024, a fuel tanker explosion in Jigawa State killed more than 170 people, with scores injured.

At least 59 people died in September 2024 when a fuel tanker collided with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northwestern Niger state.