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Toll rises to 153 from Nigeria fuel tanker explosion | CNN

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The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has risen to 153 , police say.

The blast came after the vehicle crashed and spilled fuel into a drainage ditch.

Residents rushed to scoop the fuel when the explosion happened in Majiya , a village in Jigawa state.

Residents brave danger to scoop fuel from fallen tankers or damaged oil pipelines in Africa ’s most populous country.

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