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Deadly pipeline blast in Nigeria Deadly pipeline blast in Nigeria
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An oil pipeline has exploded in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, killing at least 16 people and wounding many others, the Red Cross says.An oil pipeline has exploded in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, killing at least 16 people and wounding many others, the Red Cross says.
With raging fires hindering recovery efforts, it is feared the death toll could be much higher.With raging fires hindering recovery efforts, it is feared the death toll could be much higher.
The cause of the blast, which shook a heavily-populated northern Abule Egba area in the morning, is still unclear. Officials said the blast in the Abule Egba area occurred as hundreds of people were scooping fuel from a punctured pipeline, officials said.
Some 2,000 people are said to have died in similar incidents in Nigeria in recent years, including 150 last May. Some 2,000 people are said to have died in similar incidents in recent years.
In May, more than 150 were killed in a pipeline blast in Lagos.