Pipeline Fire
It was a tragic scene Tuesday at a site of a vandalised pipeline in Lagos. Some suspected oil thieves, whose number was yet to be ascertained as at Tuesday, were believed to have been burnt to death while scooping fuel at a vandalised pipeline at Ije-Ododo, near Ijegun in Iba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
The fire, according to an eyewitness, started around 9pm when about 30
people arrived the scene of the incident to scoop fuel into hundreds of
50 kg jerry cans from the burst pipeline. Minutes later, there was an
explosion and fire broke out, consuming those scooping the fuel and
their equipment. According to reports, men of the Nigeria Security and
Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC) officials were at the scene to assess the situation.
The NSCDC leader, who identified himself as Mr. Shem Obafaiye, said his
team was facing serious challenges. An NNPC official said: “You can see
that the fire is still raging. We can’t go far to examine the damaged
pipeline or know the number of people killed because the pipeline is
buried under water
the safety regulations on workers should be applied in every section of workings
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