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A chemical gas leak from a rail tanker in Whitewater Township, Ohio, prompted fears of an explosion and evacuation orders for people within at least a half-mile radius of the incident.
Two weeks ago, a fuel tanker involved in a crash exploded in the oil-rich Delta state, killing at least five people, and at least 153 people died in an explosion while trying to collect leaking ...
On 18 January 2025, a fuel tanker carrying roughly 60,000 liters of petrol overturned at the Dikko junction near Suleja, Niger State, northern Nigeria, where after crashing local residents gathered to collect spilled fuel. The fuel promptly caused an explosion which killed 98 people and injured another 69, including at least 52 critically. [1]
[9] [5] Police spokesman Lawan Shiisu Adam stated that at least 100 people, many critically, were injured by the explosion and were taken to hospitals in the towns of Ringim and Hadejia. [9] The Nigerian Medical Association urged doctors to go to nearby emergency facilities. [5] On 17 October mass funerals were organized. [6]
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Dozens of people in northern Nigeria were killed in a massive explosion as they tried to scoop up fuel from a crashed tanker truck. Fuel tanker truck explosion kills more than 140 people in ...
The Ecatepec de Morelos explosion was caused by a gas tank truck similar to this one, owned by Mexican company Sonigas. On 7 May 2013, at about 05:15 local time (12:15 GMT), a gas tank truck exploded in a BLEVE on Federal Highway 85 "México–Pachuca" in Ecatepec de Morelos , a municipality in the State of Mexico about 14 km (8.7 mi) north ...
Crews just before 2 p.m. began applying water on the railcar tank using a fire hydrant at U.S. 50 and state Route 128, due to the "very substantial" chemical leak.