What the records say
- When
- 16 May 2008
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 6.52° N, 3.25° E
- Description
- 2008 Ijegun pipeline explosion occurs killing between 10 and 100 people.
Placed at the town named in the title of the event it links, Ijegun.
Summary
2008 Ijegun pipeline explosion occurs killing between 10 and 100 people
2008 Ijegun pipeline explosion
On 15 May 2008, a pipeline explosion occurred in the community of Ijegun, a suburb north of Lagos, Nigeria. The explosion took place after a bulldozer struck an oil pipeline. The Lagos police have stated that the explosion appears to be an accident, and not the work of thieves, as in past pipeline explosions near Lagos.
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