Ten bodies were recovered from the scene of a fuel tanker explosion in Uganda's capital Kampala on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said.Police said the tanker had overturned around 1500 local time (1200 GMT) and that "several people may have lost their lives,

At least 147 people were killed when a tanker exploded in Nigeria, the country's National Emergency Management Agency said.

The driver of the tanker lost control of the vehicle, which tipped over in Nigeria’s Jigawa state. As locals rushed to retrieve the fuel, the tank exploded.

A fuel truck ran out of control and exploded into flames near the Ugandan capital on Tuesday, killing 11 people, including two minors, police said.