Fuel tanker blast kills 58 in Niger
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Fifty-eight people died in Niger鈥檚 capital Niamey after an overturned tanker truck exploded as crowds collected spilt fuel.
The blast on the RN1 route near the international airport Sunday night left the burnt truck鈥檚 wreckage and debris scattered over the road. Nearby houses were damaged by fire.
鈥淢otorbike riders and people were all around the truck, when it exploded all of a sudden,鈥 a local trader said. 鈥淚 saw at least 40 dead.鈥
Witnesses said people were trying to collect petrol leaking from the truck, which had overturned on railway tracks, when the explosion happened.
Nigerian President Mahamadou Issoufou visited some of the injured in hospital in the capital, while Prime Minister Brigi Rafini and the Interior Minister Mohamed Bazoum inspected the site of the explosion, describing a scene of 鈥渞eal drama.鈥
Bazoum said the truck tipped over while trying to park.
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