Nembe: More than 50 people were missing after a leaking oil pipeline exploded and caused a stampede in southern Nigeria on Saturday, a local official said.
The Nembe Chiefs Council spokesman told the Associated Press that the blast early Friday caused a massive oil spillage in the Nembe kingdom in Bayelsa state.
Video obtained by the AP showed a large blaze from the ruptured pipeline at night as villagers looked on.
The Nembe trunk line is operated by the Port Harcourt-based Aiteo Group and carries crude to the Bonny export terminal.
The pipeline is jointly owned by Agip, Oando and Shell Petroleum Development Company.
Aiteo is yet to comment on the explosion.
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(With inputs from APTN)
