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| Scores die in Nigeria tanker fire | Scores die in Nigeria tanker fire |
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| A petrol tanker explosion has killed at least 98 people in a remote village in north-western Nigeria. | |
| The victims were trying to scoop fuel from the scene of a crash after a 33,000-litre petrol tanker tipped over in a village in Kaduna State. | |
| Police authorities say there has been a mass burial for most of the bodies which were "burnt beyond recognition". | Police authorities say there has been a mass burial for most of the bodies which were "burnt beyond recognition". |
| Hundreds of people trying to scoop petrol from vandalised pipelines have lost their lives in Nigeria. | Hundreds of people trying to scoop petrol from vandalised pipelines have lost their lives in Nigeria. |
| Trapped | Trapped |
| The accident occurred in Kagarko village some 150km north of the capital, Abuja, on Monday night, although news of the crash only broke on Wednesday. | The accident occurred in Kagarko village some 150km north of the capital, Abuja, on Monday night, although news of the crash only broke on Wednesday. |
| "Only three of the corpses were recognised by their relatives, but emergency workers are on the scene," Kaduna State police spokesman Saad Yahaya told the BBC. | "Only three of the corpses were recognised by their relatives, but emergency workers are on the scene," Kaduna State police spokesman Saad Yahaya told the BBC. |
| The villagers who became trapped in the fire had rushed to scoop the petrol gushing from the crashed tanker. | The villagers who became trapped in the fire had rushed to scoop the petrol gushing from the crashed tanker. |
| Despite being Africa's largest oil producer, Nigerians often suffer fuel shortages because of corruption, poor management and infrastructure problems. | Despite being Africa's largest oil producer, Nigerians often suffer fuel shortages because of corruption, poor management and infrastructure problems. |
| When pipelines pass through poor communities, they are often broken so that the fuel can be stolen. | When pipelines pass through poor communities, they are often broken so that the fuel can be stolen. |