May 12, 200620 yr A ruptured gas pipeline exploded as villagers collected fuel in southwestern Nigeria Friday, killing up to 200 people and leaving charred bodies scattered around the blast site. Rescue workers dug a ditch near the blast site in Ilado, a village about 25 miles east of Nigeria's main city of Lagos. Lagos Police Commissioner Emmanuel Adebayo said the victims would be buried in a common grave. Between 150 and 200 people died, Adebayo told reporters. Dozens of burned corpses were lying on the ground and plumes of black smoke rose into the air The blast occurred after the pipeline ruptured and villagers flocked to the conduit to scoop up fuel that was gushing out. I think the number will get rising more than this
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