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Nigerian pipeline fire kills about 100 people
posted 2:28 pm Thu May 15, 2008 - LAGOS, Nigeria
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Red Cross officials say about 100 people died when a ruptured pipeline caught fire in Nigeria.Disaster coordinator Suleman Maikubi says road construction machinery on Thursday pierced a pipe carrying refined fuel through a village on the outskirts of Lagos. He says flames from the blaze spread through nearby homes and a school.
Maikubi says about 100 people were killed and around 20 were injured and taken to a hospital for treatment.
Maikubi says about 100 people were killed and around 20 were injured and taken to a hospital for treatment.
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