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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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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
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: 1 August 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 1 August 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 1 Aug. 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.
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