7 Dead, Farmland Destroyed As Fire Guts Niger

Many deaths have been recorded, following a tanker explosion in Niger State.
The explosion was reported to have spread to farmlands, causing more havoc.
Rice farms, as well as other fruit vegetation also caught fire in the Inferno.

A tanker explosion has led to tons of disasters in Niger State.

Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the explosion happened after the tanker trued to maneuver a bad road.

This happened at Karamin Rami village of Mashegu Local Government Area of the state, on Tuesday around 6:30pm.

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Further reports showed that the tanker fell, spilled it contents into a nearby stream where farmers were working on their rice farm.

It mixed with their water pump and caught fire immediately, resulting to an explosion which burnt the rice farms as well as some of the farmers.

While confirming the incident, the Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba-Arah gave the names of the deceased as Rafiatu Sahabi, Ramlat Shehu, Rashida Abdullahi, Raliya Abdulrahaman, Zainab Ahmed, Zuwaira Idrisu and Maryam A Nura.

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He added that one woman sustained injury during the explosion.

“The injured woman has been receiving treatment at Saho Rami Primary Health Care,” Baba-Arah added.