Nigerian police said the death toll from an explosion involving a gasoline tanker in the country’s north has now increased to 153.
Police spokesman Lawan Adam said 100 people had also been hospitalized after the tanker caught fire following a traffic accident, as people swarmed around it to collect escaping gasoline. The accident happened on Tuesday in Majiya, a town in Jigawa state 540 kilometers (338 miles) north of the capital, Abuja.
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