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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>No fewer than 90 people were confirmed dead following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, Taura local government area of Jigawa State on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Mr Shi\u2019isu Adam, the Police Spokesperson in Jigawa, confirmed this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He also said that 50 other persons had been hospitalised for various degrees of injuries due to the explosion.<\/p>\n

\u201dAt about 11:30pm on Tuesday in Majia Town, Taura local government area of Jigawa, the tanker driver lost control near Khadija University and exploded.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe driver left Kano and was heading to Nguru in Yobe when the accident happened,\u201d Adam said.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201dwe are worried that in spite of police warning people to stay clear from scenes of accidents involving fuel tankers, they still engage in such acts.<\/p>\n

\u201dPeople gathered around the accident scene, that is the reason for the mass casuality\u201d.<\/p>\n

The spokesperson said that a mass burial of the victims would hold by 9 a.m. on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He added that the injured were receiving medical attention at the Ringim General hospital.<\/p>\n

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