The tanker overturned and spilled its contents in the Suleja area of North Central Niger state on Saturday. It exploded moments after people began scooping up fuel, killing dozens

More than 70 were killed and dozens more were injured in a fuel tanker fire and explosion along a highway in central Nigeria, authorities said Saturday.

At least 70 people were killed and more injured in a fuel tanker explosion in Niger State in northern Nigeria, the country’s national emergency agency said.