Nigerian Delta fuel tanker fire kills 92: witness

Lagos : Nigeria | Jul 12, 2012 at 4:35 AM PDT

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A gasoline tanker crashed on the east-west road in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta on Thursday and as people tried to scoop up the fuel it caught fire, killing at least 92 people, a Reuters witness said. Early this morning a tanker loaded with petrol fell in Okogbe and people trooped to the scene obviously... FULL ARTICLE AT DAWN

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