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Train hits and kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka
Authorities in Sri Lanka say a train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in the country's northeast, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of ...World - ABC News - October 19 -
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Behind Nigeria’s Fuel Tanker Explosion, a Fatal Quest for Cheap Gasoline
More than 160 people died when an overturned fuel tanker in northern Nigeria exploded. Witnesses and relatives of victims said poverty had driven most to try to collect the spilled gas.World - The New York Times - October 17 -
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How did as many as 140 people die in one of Nigeria's deadliest tanker explosions?
Nigerian authorities have announced measures to correct lapses that resulted in the death of more than 140 people in an explosion as they were trying to scoop up fuel from an overturned fuel tanker ...World - ABC News - October 17 -
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Fuel Tanker Explosion Leaves at Least 150 Dead in Nigeria
Residents of a nearby town went to scoop up gasoline that had spilled from an overturned tanker, but then it exploded, setting off an inferno. Several similar disasters have taken place in recent ...World - The New York Times - October 17 -
Gas tanker explosion kills more than 140 people and injures dozens more in Nigeria
More than 140 people, including children, are dead in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they tried to scoop up fuelWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Explosion kills scores of Nigerians collecting fuel from crashed tanker
People were collecting fuel from tanker that had crashed when it blew up, according to local police. More than 140 people have died in an explosion while rushing to scoop up fuel from a crashed ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
More than 100 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion
Incident comes as citizens in Africa’s most populous nation struggle with end of petrol subsidiesWorld - Financial Times - October 16 -
At least 94 people killed after fuel tanker explodes in Nigeria
At least 94 people were killed and 50 others wounded when the driver of a fuel tanker lost control and it crashed and exploded in northern Nigeria, police said.Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
Fuel tanker truck explosion kills more than 140 people in Nigeria
Dozens of people in northern Nigeria were killed in a massive explosion as they tried to scoop up fuel from a crashed tanker truck.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
More than 90 killed, 50 injured after gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria, police say
More than 90 people are killed and 50 injured after a gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria, police sayWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers grows despite western sanctions
Poorly maintained and uninsured vessels transporting up to 70% of country’s seaborne oil, says report. Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers is expanding, according to research, transporting up to ...World - The Guardian - October 14
