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Fire Guts NNPC Pipeline in Lagos | Scores Feared Dead
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.