Toll rises to at least 700 in Nigerian pipeline blast.(Brief Article)

From: Jet | Date: November 9, 1998 | Copyright information

The death toll from the recent pipeline fire in southern Nigeria had risen to at least 700 at Jet press time as more people were reported dead, hospital officials said.

The flames engulfed hundreds of people scavenging for gasoline from a pipeline going from a refinery in Warri, Nigeria to the northern city of Kaduna, according to news reports.

The state-owned Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, which owns the pipeline, said the line was deliberately ...

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