At least 15 lives were lost when a tanker exploded while some people were scooping fuel in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday.
Some residents of the area had seen an opportunity to make quick cash when a petrol tanker had an accident and dislodged its content onto the road and the drains.
Tragedy, however, struck when a spark caused an instant conflagration that consumed many of the fuel scoopers.
The exact cause of the spark is not known, but eye-witnesses speculated that it was caused by a mobile phone held by one of the fuel scoopers.
The incident occurred along Showboy Road, near a filling station.
The victims who were roasted to death include three children and a pregnant woman who was said to be there to buy fuel, according to an eye-witness.
The spokesperson of the police in the state, Fumilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the incident and described the victims as fuel scoopers.
