The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response agency said.

The tanker overturned and spilled its contents in the Suleja area of North Central Niger state on Saturday. It exploded moments after people began scooping up fuel, killing dozens

More than 70 were killed and dozens more were injured in a fuel tanker fire and explosion along a highway in central Nigeria, authorities said Saturday.