KANO, Nigeria Nigeria Police Force confirmed Wednesday that the death toll from a tanker explosion rose to 153. Police spokesman in Jigawa State, Lawal Adam, told Anadolu that 100 people were hospitalized at various facilities. He said the explosion occurred on an expressway in Jigawa state in northwestern Nigeria. The disaster, according to the police, was triggered by residents who had rushed to scoop petrol that had spilled after the tanker overturned. The zonal coordinator for the National

Tag-uri: Petrol