[kellyhound]

A lot of people are feared burnt to death following an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria.

Police confirmed the explosion, saying it had happened late on Friday, but did not give details of casualties.

"Several bodies burnt beyond recognition lay on the ground while others who may have attempted running for safety are seen hanging on some tree branches," said police.

Local media reports said over 100 people had been killed in the blast, the latest in Nigeria, Africa's biggest producer of crude.

Police said there had been an explosion at the site of an illegal refinery late Friday where operators and their patrons had gathered for business.

Illegal crude refining is common in the southern-oil region where oil thieves vandalise pipelines to steal crude which they refine to sell at the black market.

Most people in the oil-producing Niger delta live in poverty even though the country is the biggest oil producer on the continent, with around two million barrels per day.

Pipeline fires are commonplace in Nigeria, in part because of poor pipeline maintenance but also because of thieves who vandalise pipelines to siphon off petrol and sell it on the black market.

Hundreds have been killed in the past due to stealing and illegal refining of petroleum products known locally as bunkering.

[rhubarb_king]

Fucking Nigeria (again)

[megaman]

I don’t think they are going to be oil right

[SolonJhee]

The most successful of all the African nations and yet they are still idiots.

[DarthArchon]

Must have been quite a blaze

[docfr8]

Word gets out, "Free Gas" bring multiple containers and collect as much as you can carry... Dumbfucks cut a hole in the pipe and think its going to be safe.... They get the shitty results for stealing and vandalizing

[Tyrantus]

I think the woman at the end of the 2nd video probably best showcases the helplessness of the situation.

[REVZZYBAN]

Now the survivors won’t go hungry because there is plenty of tender cooked meat. Just reach down and pluck a juicy piece of leg meat right off the bone.

[SimoneFlen']

Fuck, that's awful, those poor people.

[Soldierforsatan]

thanks D.R. now im fucking hungry