About 50 people reportedly died in a fire incident on Monday at Ahumbe village, Gwer Local Government area of Benue State, after a petrol tanker exploded.
Most of them were said to be scooping fuel after the trailer had an accident.
Eyewitness accounts said it was during the process that the tanker exploded with the fire burning the icimd.
According to the Information Officer, Gwer East local Government, Christopher Avi, 70 others who sustained various degrees of injuries were rushed to four different hospitals for treatment.
