{
  "id": 14904091,
  "title": "Fuel scooping, recurring deaths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/fuel-scooping-recurring-deaths",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T07:09:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/fuel-scooping-recurring-deaths/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An explosion occurred at a fuel tanker near Oluku Market on the Benin-Lagos Road in Edo State, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries. Ten people sustained varying degrees of injury, while some security officials reported five deaths. Witnesses claim that residents began scooping fuel from the road and drainage channels shortly after the tanker fell, and one of them narrowly escaped the explosion. Two men were directly under the tanker when it exploded, leaving them severely burnt. Shops and vehicles were destroyed, and the market was seriously affected as fuel spilled into the drainage channels. Despite efforts by security personnel to drive away those scooping fuel, some refused to leave and even attacked the military and other personnel. The actual casualty figure is yet to be determined as emergency responders continue to battle the fire.",
  "summary": "Many people were feared dead yesterday, while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injury when a fallen fuel tanker exploded at Oluku on the Benin-Lagos Road in Edo State. Daily Trust could not independently confirm the number of fatalities. However, some security officials, who declined to speak officially, said five people were reportedly killed in […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}