18+ Blast at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria kills at least 18 in southern Nigeria

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Blast at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria kills at least 18

At least 18 peoplevdied in southern Nigeria when an illegal oil refinery exploded into flames, a security official and residents said on Tuesday.

The blaze which broke out late on Sunday in Rivers State, occurred when a home-made refinery ignited a nearby oil reservoir, leaving victims severely burned, a security official said.

"25 injured people were rescued," said spokesman for the local Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps.

The workers at the site were refining oil taken from a vandalized pipe, according to a local activist. “When they scoop from the point where they vandalized the pipe, they will take to where they were cooking. That is how fire got there.” 18+++ Graphic photos

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