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At least 92 people including women and children were killed today after a
gasoline tanker crashed on the east-west road in Nigeria's
oil-producing Niger Delta, and caught fire. As people tried to scoop up
spilled fuel. Please be warned the following footage contains graphic
images
Charred smouldering bodies can be seen next to the burn out tanker. This man who is head of road safety explained what happened.
"It
was an accident that happened and it started around 6.30am this morning
and before we got here, the tanker behind me fell down and people came
out to scoop fuel and I want to use this medium to appeal to Nigerians
that nothing is free and it is dangerous for people to come close to
this type of accident or to move closer to vehicle."
Crashes are
common on Nigeria's pot-holed and poorly maintained roads, and in a
region where most people live on less than 2 U.S. dollars a day the
chance to collect spilling petrol is too much of a temptation, despite
the high risk of fires.
By: SplitAtomsSoul
In: Regional News
Tags: Nigera, Niger Delta, Fuel Tanker Fire, Burned, Dead, Deaths
Location: Nigeria (load item map)
Marked as: approved
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That's a lot of dead Nigers.
Posted Jul-12-2012 ByFlashovr (1940.20) 
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Do you really need to tell people not to get close to the flaming oil tanker?
Posted Jul-12-2012 Byjum_runky (1625.84) 
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They don't have to worry about anything now.
Posted Jul-12-2012 Bymoefugger (2157.96) 
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'Tried to scoop up some of the fuel with their bare hands...'
What, are they fuckin' stupid?
Posted Jul-12-2012 Bycswartz (1163.40) 
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Yes
Posted Jul-12-2012 ByEnod (235.16) 
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@cswartz Yep
Posted Jul-12-2012 Byfotoman4u2 (3692.20) 
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@cswartz Er ...yep
Posted Jul-12-2012 Bytoppo (672.36) 
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How many of these to they have a year? Three or four? Damn, you think they would learn. The last time something like this happened, one idiot was smoking a cigarette while collecting fuel. Either the News Anchor woman has been crying or someone's been beatin' on her.
Posted Jul-12-2012 Byfotoman4u2 (3692.20) 
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Don't laugh. These are the same people who outsmarted so many Westerners with internet scams over the years.
Posted Jul-12-2012 Bykarrion (454.16) 
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The very same ones? Wouldn't that be nice!
Posted Jul-12-2012 ByMAKMAK (2743.00) MAKMAK View Channel Send Message
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people were trying to scoop up oil with what, their hands? I'm sorry but it's hard not to laugh at that.
Posted Jul-12-2012 Byreggie001 (329.10) 
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Hell, I started laughing when I read the title of the story...
Posted Jul-12-2012 ByEnod (235.16) 
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I replayed it twice. I can`t seem to find the part in the report ,where it said scoop up with hands.
Posted Jul-12-2012 ByAlSet-AlOkin (1776.52) AlSet-AlOkin View Channel Send Message
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Well... it's a start.
Posted Jul-12-2012 ByNateyG2 (242.70) NateyG2 View Channel Send Message
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@RugOutFromUnderYou I think they have a few more thousand years before they become 'civilized'.
Posted Jul-12-2012 Byfotoman4u2 (3692.20) 
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stupid nigerians
Posted Jul-12-2012 Byanglosaxonwarlord (13764.94) 
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@anglosaxonwarlord Stupid nigerians,great avatar.
Posted Jul-12-2012 ByLegend07_1973 (1124.30) 
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One flash and you're ash.
Posted Jul-12-2012 Bydorbie (2541.30) dorbie View Channel Send Message
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If they live off $2 a day, their dollar menu must be awesome!
Posted Jul-12-2012 ByFlashovr (1940.20) 
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If I saw a petrol tanker leaking fuel, the last thing I'd do is run towards it to collect the stuff in a bucket, I mean for fucks sake, I know ur underprivileged and everything but does that make u thick as fuckin pig shit? 92 people?? I'm dumbfounded at their stupidity. Rant over, nuff said
Posted Jul-12-2012 Byegccfireman123 (12.60) 
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Holy shit, stupid people. Trying to "scoop" up FUEL?! C'mon man...I think this absolutely qualifies as "thinning the herd"
Posted Jul-12-2012 ByMarkstars (222.40) Markstars View Channel Send Message
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Same story over: de-railing train, collecting its fuel, someone lights a smoke, village pays the price, de-railing train, collecting its fuel...
Posted Jul-12-2012 ByJoe Broe (25.80) 
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