
Today tuesday,it was reported that three people were killed and several others wounded when an oil pipeline belonging to Italy's ENI exploded during repair works in the Delta region of Nigeria.The explosion happened in the Olugboboro community in Bayelsa state on sunday but bodies were only recovered yesterday monday after the fire was brought under control and seven people were reportedly wounded.Alagoa Morris who is an {ERA} activist said ''The news of another tragic incident in the oil industry which claimed three lives came to the Environmental Rights Action {ERA} as a great shock.We in ERA will not stop calling on the authorities and regulators of the oil industry to make safety and best practices the mantra of the industry,not just profit {seeking}''.The group and residents said workers hand been repairing the pipeline when it caught fire.There was no immediate comment from ENI.One more photo below.
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