Nigeria tanker explosion kills 8 scooping fuel
Overview
- A tanker exploded after crashing in Nigeria's Ondo state, killing eight people.
- The victims were trying to take fuel from the crashed tanker when it exploded.
- The driver lost control and the tanker crashed, but the driver and assistant escaped unharmed.
- The burned bodies of the eight victims were unidentifiable.
- Authorities seek penalties for fuel scooping, a common risky practice in Nigeria.