Pipeline fire in southeast Nigeria kills 20

Pipeline ruptures remain common the oil-rich nation, where militants and criminals tap into lines illegally

FP Archives|Oct 01, 2012, 17:16:22 IST

Nigeria: A government spokesman said that 20 people in southeast Nigeria died when a broken gasoline pipeline caught fire, burning alive those gathering the fuel.The fire happened in a remote village in Abia state, near Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta. Abia state government spokesman Ugochukwu Emezue said on Monday that the fire happened September 23, but it took days for the information to reach officials.[caption id="attachment_475598" align="alignleft" width="380"] Photo from ibnlive.[/caption]Pipeline ruptures remain common in Nigeria, an oil-rich nation where militants and criminals routinely tap into lines to steal crude oil and refined gasoline. Fires can easily and accidentlally be sparked by those attempting to gather the fuel.In September, Nigeria's state-run oil company said suspected thieves shot dead three of its workers in southeast Ogun state after rupturing a gasoline pipeline to steal fuel.AP

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