New Delhi: Recently a big news has come out from Nigeria. In fact, there has been a huge explosion at an illegal oil refinery in the southern state of Imo in Nigeria, due to which more than 100 people have died there. The blast was so big that its sound was heard far away and a plume of smoke appeared in the sky. Due to this blast, there has been panic in the area. People are running here and there to save their lives.
More than 100 people died
Let us tell you that more than 100 people have been confirmed dead in this blast. The blast occurred late Friday at an illegal oil refinery in the Agbema Local Government Area, a border area between the southern states of Imo and the rivers. Giving information about this blast, an official said on Saturday that so far more than 100 people have been confirmed dead.
The dead could not be identified
Goodluck Opia, the commissioner of petroleum resources in Imo, said of the blast, “More than 100 people were affected by the fire at an illegal bunkering site, which is yet to be identified.” Opia said that the illegal oil refinery was destroyed. The operator fled after the blast.
Sudden explosion
According to General Collins AG, a community leader and chairman of the Supreme Council of Oil and Gas Production Areas in Imo, a sudden explosion was heard in the woods between the states of Imo and Rivers. This is unfortunate. This is such a tragedy that no one could have imagined that till now around 108 burnt dead bodies have been counted.
Talking about this, he further said that such illegal oil refineries work by exploiting crude oil from pipelines owned by oil companies and distilled into products in improvised tanks. There are frequent reports of oil pipeline sabotage and oil theft in Nigeria causing huge economic losses. This blast has caused a lot of lives, which cannot be compensated.
