FreeTown [Sierra Leone], November 6 (ANI): At least 84 people died on Friday after a fuel tanker exploded in a suburb of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, CNN reported citing authorities.
Moscow [Russia] August 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday extended condolences to his Lebanese counterpart, Michel Aoun, over the deadly fuel tank blast in northern Lebanon's Akkar province.
Beirut [Lebanon], August 15 (ANI): At least 20 people have died and 7 got injured due to a fuel tanker blast in the northwestern Lebanese Akkar District, the Lebanese Red Cross said on Sunday.
Abuja [Nigeria], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): A woman and three children were killed in a tanker explosion in Nigeria's Delta State, said an official on Saturday.
Kirkuk [Iraq], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): A fuel tanker has exploded while travelling on the main highway between the Iraqi city of Kirkuk and the town of Khalis, killing five people, Iraq's Shafaq news agency reported on Monday, citing local sources.
Lagos [Nigeria], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 11 people were injured after a tanker loaded with diesel exploded in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub on Saturday, said local police.
Mexico City [Mexico], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): A tanker explosion on the Tepic-Guadalajara highway in the west of Mexico has taken the lives of 14 people, the prosecutor's office of Nayarit state said.
Mohali (Punjab) [India], November 14 (ANI): Three people died while one suffered injuries on Friday when an oil tanker exploded in Punjab's Mohali, police said.
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 12 (ANI): At least four people sustained injuries in a gas tanker explosion at the plant of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation here on Thursday.
Kampala [Uganda], Aug 19 (ANI): Over 20 people were killed and dozens injured after a fuel tanker caught fire in western Uganda on Sunday, police said.
Dodoma [Tanzania], Aug. 11 (Xinhua/ANI): Tanzanian President John Magufuli has declared three days of national mourning following an oil tanker explosion that killed over 60 people and injured 70 others in Morogoro on Saturday, said a statement released early Sunday.
Morogoro [Tanzania], Aug 10 (ANI): At least 61 people were killed and many others were wounded after a crashed fuel tanker exploded while people were trying to siphon off fuel from the vehicle in Tanzania's Eastern city of Morogoro on Saturday, police said.