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| Pipeline blast in Nigeria kills 15, destroys several buildings |
| 2020-03-16 |
| [PRESSTV] A pipeline explosion has killed at least 15 people and destroyed about 50 buildings after a fire broke out in a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, emergency services say. Several people were maimed and taken to hospital, according to Ibrahim Farinloye, zonal coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Plumes of smoke billowed into the air as people watched, while firefighters tried to quench the flames, a Rooters witness said. Farinloye said some of the buildings collapsed while many roof-tops were blown up. He said the cause of the earth-shattering kaboom was not known. "We cannot actually say immediately what caused it. There was fire on the pipeline," Farinloye told Rooters. "The explosion destroyed over 50 residential houses." Pipeline fires in Nigeria, Africa's biggest crude oil producer, are common and they are mostly caused by theft and sabotage. The methods used to steal oil often result in accidents that cause fires. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Probably shouldn't have used the blowtorch to cut into the pipeline. |
| Posted by: gorb 2020-03-16 09:26 |