BURNSIn December 2006, at least 280 were killed in a blast at a pipeline as people stealing petrol in the area accidently triggered an explosion. Sandra Showumni and her family opened their front door to see what was happening but the fire was fast approaching. The gutters outside were soaked in oil flowing from a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline running through the area. "They then didn't close it back properly so all the oil kept flowing," Ms Showumni said. The NNPC said it had shut down the pipeline for repairs, while blaming the incident on vandals and thieves.

Source: Daily Nation December 21, 2018 17:37 UTC