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October 4, 2023

Oil Blast at Nigerian Homemade Refinery Kills 37 People
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In Nigeria, Reuters reports at least 37 people are dead after a homemade
refinery ignited a nearby oil reservoir and exploded into flames.
Illegal oil refining is common along the Niger Delta region of Nigeria,
where local residents living in extreme poverty tap pipelines to make
and sell fuel.


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