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| Lagos pipeline blast 'kills 100' | Lagos pipeline blast 'kills 100' |
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| At least 100 people have been killed in an oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, the local Red Cross says. | At least 100 people have been killed in an oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, the local Red Cross says. |
| The explosion tore through the Ijegun suburb, engulfing schools and homes after a bulldozer burst the pipeline, reports Reuters news agency. | The explosion tore through the Ijegun suburb, engulfing schools and homes after a bulldozer burst the pipeline, reports Reuters news agency. |
| Red Cross officials said many injured people had been taken to hospital and they were still trying to rescue more. | Red Cross officials said many injured people had been taken to hospital and they were still trying to rescue more. |
| Among the dead is a two year old baby, emergency relief workers said. | Among the dead is a two year old baby, emergency relief workers said. |
| "The fire is still going on, a lot of people are dead. Houses are burned. People are running for their lives," AFP news agency quoted a Red Cross volunteer as saying. | "The fire is still going on, a lot of people are dead. Houses are burned. People are running for their lives," AFP news agency quoted a Red Cross volunteer as saying. |
| NIGERIA PIPELINE DISASTERS December 2007: At least 40 people killed in LagosDecember 2006: At least 250 killed in LagosMay 2006: At least 150 killed in LagosDec 2004: At least 20 killed in LagosSept 2004: At least 60 killed in LagosJune 2003: At least 105 killed in Abia StateJul 2000: At least 300 killed in WarriMar 2000: At least 50 killed in Abia StateOct 1998: At least 1,000 killed in Jesse | |
| At least 36 people have been taken to a nearby military hospital, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesman Abdulsalam Mohammed said. | At least 36 people have been taken to a nearby military hospital, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesman Abdulsalam Mohammed said. |
| Nigeria is one of the world's major oil producers and pipelines cut through many residential areas, both in cities such as Lagos and oil-producing areas. | |
| Several of these have exploded, often when local people cut holes in them to steal oil. | Several of these have exploded, often when local people cut holes in them to steal oil. |
| The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says there at least 400 acts of vandalism on its pipelines each year, reports the AP news agency. | |
| At least 40 people were killed in a pipeline explosion in December in Lagos last year. | |
| In 2006, some 400 people were killed in two blasts in Lagos. | |
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