105 Die in Petrol Blast

The Nigerian Red Cross said yesterday that 105 people had been killed in a petrol pipeline explosion in south east Nigeria, but that it expected the toll to rise given the number of serious burns. Emmanuel Ijewere, president of the Nigerian Red Cross said: "The last report we received put...
The Nigerian Red Cross said yesterday that 105 people had been killed in a petrol pipeline explosion in south east Nigeria, but that it expected the toll to rise given the number of serious burns.

Emmanuel Ijewere, president of the Nigerian Red Cross said: "The last report we received put the toll at 105. We are still collating casualty figures and we have reason to believe that the toll could be much higher." Reuters, Lagos


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Published: 6/22/2003
 
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