Scores of suspected pipeline vandals
attempting to illegally extract petrol from a petroleum pipeline
belonging to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) are feared
dead after a fire broke out during their activities.
The incident occurred on Thursday
evening, in the Ijedodo area in Lagos, when the vandals were scooping
the petrol into jerry cans, Vanguard reports.
A fight reportedly ensued among the
vandals, and one of them ignited the fire that subsequently caused an
explosion, causing the entire area to catch fire.
Spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident.
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