{"id":41434,"date":"2025-01-19T15:25:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T20:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/nigerian-gasoline-tanker-explosion-death-toll-rises-to-86-with-55-others-injured\/19\/01\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-01-19T15:25:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T20:25:43","slug":"nigerian-gasoline-tanker-explosion-death-toll-rises-to-86-with-55-others-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/nigerian-gasoline-tanker-explosion-death-toll-rises-to-86-with-55-others-injured\/19\/01\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion death toll rises to 86, with 55 others injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__1H0Y3\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-[2]\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\":R1b65hmmk5d7rrvkq:\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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How can we get that figure?\u201d The official said, indicating that the death toll might be higher than 86. \u201cWe won\u2019t know the exact figure without forensics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The blast claimed so many victims because a crowd had gathered at the scene, including people taking pictures, bystanders, and others attempting to scoop gasoline, Isah said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gasoline prices in Africa\u2019s most populous country has soared after the administration of President Bola Tinubu removed subsides on the product more than a year ago in an attempt to channel the resources to more developmental purposes. However, the policy has caused untoward hardship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Scooping gasoline from a fallen tanker is common in Nigeria as some people see that as an opportunity to get free product that they could either use or resell for a profit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/nigerian-gasoline-tanker-explosion-death-195150282.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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