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Detik-Detik Ledakan Dahsyat Truk Tangki BBM, Ratusan Orang Tewas

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Kamis, 17/10/2024 10:00 WIB

Jumlah korban tewas terus meningkat sejak berita tentang ledakan mematikan ini tersiar, dengan 147 orang dinyatakan tewas.

1/6 Smoke plumes rise from a large fire after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded, in Majia, Jigawa State, Nigeria, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on October 16, 2024. Social Media/via REUTERS  THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Ledakan dahsyat sebuah tangki bahan bakar di Nigeria utara menewaskan 147 orang dan melukai 70 lainnya. Insiden tragis ini terjadi pada Selasa (15/10/2024) malam waktu setempat di desa Majiya, negara bagian Jigawa, setelah kendaraan tangki tersebut mengalami kecelakaan. Social Media/via REUTERS

2/6 Smoke plumes rise from a large fire after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded, in Majia, Jigawa State, Nigeria, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on October 16, 2024. Social Media/via REUTERS  THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Juru bicara polisi Jigawa, Shiisu Lawan Adam, menjelaskan bahwa kecelakaan terjadi saat pengemudi kehilangan kendali, menyebabkan tangki terbalik dan bahan bakar tumpah ke parit. Social Media/via REUTERS

3/6 Smoke plumes rise from a large fire after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded, in Majia, Jigawa State, Nigeria, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on October 16, 2024. Social Media/via REUTERS  THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

"Pengemudi kehilangan kendali dan tangki itu terguling serta menumpahkan bahan bakar ke dalam selokan," katanya, dilansir CNN International. REUTERS/Alamin Mohammed

4/6 Smoke plumes rise from a large fire after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded, in Majia, Jigawa State, Nigeria, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on October 16, 2024. Social Media/via REUTERS  THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

"Akibatnya, warga bergegas mengumpulkan bahan bakar, dan saat itulah ledakan terjadi." REUTERS/Alamin Mohammed

5/6 Smoke plumes rise from a large fire after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded, in Majia, Jigawa State, Nigeria, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on October 16, 2024. Social Media/via REUTERS  THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Pemakaman massal diadakan pada Rabu (16/10/2024) siang untuk para korban, lanjut Adam. Jumlah korban tewas terus meningkat sejak berita tentang ledakan mematikan ini tersiar, dengan 147 orang dinyatakan tewas hingga Rabu malam waktu setempat, menurut pernyataan Badan Penanggulangan Darurat Nasional Nigeria. REUTERS/Alamin Mohammed

6/6 Smoke plumes rise from a large fire after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded, in Majia, Jigawa State, Nigeria, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on October 16, 2024. Social Media/via REUTERS  THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Ledakan ini terjadi hanya sebulan setelah kecelakaan serupa di negara bagian Niger bagian tengah yang menewaskan sedikitnya 48 orang. Ledakan tangki bahan bakar memang bukan hal yang tidak biasa di negara berpenduduk terbanyak di Afrika ini, di mana pasokan minyak sering kali dikirim melalui jalan darat. REUTERS/Alamin Mohammed