{"id":123160,"date":"2025-10-22T02:36:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T01:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=123160"},"modified":"2025-10-22T02:36:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T01:36:54","slug":"30-dead-40-injured-as-petrol-tanker-explodes-in-niger-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/30-dead-40-injured-as-petrol-tanker-explodes-in-niger-state\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Dead, 40 Injured as Petrol Tanker Explodes in Niger State"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">No fewer than 30 persons have been confirmed dead and about 40 others sustained varying degrees of burns after a petrol-laden tanker exploded on Tuesday in Niger State.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The tragic incident occurred around 11:00 a.m on Tuesday , along the Bida\u2013Agaie Road in the Essan and Badeggi communities, within the Katcha Local Government Area of the state.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to eyewitnesses, the tanker, which was reportedly conveying petrol from Lagos to the northern part of the country, lost control and overturned, spilling its contents on the road.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the ensuing chaos, some residents rushed to scoop the leaking fuel before the tanker suddenly exploded, engulfing them in flames.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The explosion, described by rescuers as \u201cmassive and terrifying,\u201d left several victims burned beyond recognition.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Emergency responders, including operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and local volunteers, were deployed to evacuate the injured and recover the remains of the dead. The injured were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Chairman of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) in Niger State, Comrade Mohammad Farouk Kawo, who confirmed the casualty figures, described the incident as \u201cdevastating and avoidable.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He lamented that the recurring tanker accidents along the Bida\u2013Agaie route were a result of the deplorable state of the road, calling on the Niger State government under Governor Mohammed Umar Bago to urgently rehabilitate the stretch to prevent further loss of lives.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He sadly told Newsmen that, no fewer than\u00a0 30 tanker crashes have occurred in the same area this month alone, raising serious safety concerns among motorists and residents.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pointblankmews.com had reported a similar accident at Dikko community also in Niger State, where scores of lives were lost under similar circumstances.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then, as now, emphasis was placed on the danger of scooping petrol from fallen tankers. Sadly, many Nigerians appear not to have heeded those warnings.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In fairness to the government, orientation campaigns and repeated public advisories across radio and television have consistently warned citizens to flee scenes of tanker crashes rather than rush in to collect spilled fuel. 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