A pipeline explodes in Nigeria when villagers try to siphon off oil. Between 400 and 700 people die in the blaze.

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South African History Online. (2012, August 27). A pipeline explodes in Nigeria when villagers try to siphon off oil. Between 400 and 700 people die in the blaze.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092553

South African History Online (2012) 'A pipeline explodes in Nigeria when villagers try to siphon off oil. Between 400 and 700 people die in the blaze.', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092553 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).

South African History Online, A pipeline explodes in Nigeria when villagers try to siphon off oil. Between 400 and 700 people die in the blaze. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092553, (accessed 25 September 2026).

"A pipeline explodes in Nigeria when villagers try to siphon off oil. Between 400 and 700 people die in the blaze.." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092553. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "A pipeline explodes in Nigeria when villagers try to siphon off oil. Between 400 and 700 people die in the blaze.." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092553.