KATCHA, NIGERIA – OCTOBER 21, 2025 Near the Essa community along the Bida–Badegi–Agaie road, a gasoline tanker overturned. Local residents quickly gathered, trying to take advantage of the situation and steal fuel.
Shortly afterward, the tanker exploded, causing a fire that engulfed the people nearby who were soaked in gasoline. The incident claimed 45 lives and left 62 injured – some critically – with the death toll expected to rise.
Among the dead are 12 men, 27 women, and 6 children. The injured include 24 men, 32 women, and 7 children.
Hussaini Isah, Operations Head of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), stated that the tanker accident was likely caused by poor road conditions. The state of the roads also delayed rescue operations.
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