Mass burial held for victims of tanker explosion in northern Nigeria

Local government officials joined hundreds of mourners in northern Nigeria on Wednesday for the mass burial of more than 140 victims killed in a devastating tanker explosion.

The tragedy occurred in the town of Majiya, Jigawa state, when an overturned gasoline tanker exploded as residents attempted to collect fuel leaking from the truck. The explosion caused widespread destruction, with most victims’ bodies left unrecognizable, according…