Update- Deadly pipeline explosion hits Nigeria

Deadly pipeline explosion hits Nigeria
Friday 12 May 2006, 21:55 Makka Time, 18:55 GMT

Gas gushing from a ruptured Nigeria pipeline exploded
on Friday as villagers scavenged for the free fuel, setting
off an inferno that killed up to 200 people and left
charred bodies scattered around the site.
Police and rescue workers said the villagers had been
collecting the gushing fuel when the fuel ignited and
Emmanuel Adebayo, Lagos' police commissioner, said
between 150 and 200 people had died.
The Nigerian Red Cross had said it was treating
survivors, but no survivors were to be seen.

Mass burial
"We just decided to give them a mass burial
because no one can recognise them, even their
family members can't identify them," Kasali said.

This must have been an awful sight and I can just
imaginethe families who are sitting home waiting to
see if a loved one returns home. Greed caused this
I agree but which side the greed is on IMHO is
in doubt.
The price of oil and the need of it has driven
prices up making this necessary commodity
a substance only the rich may purchase.
FOR SHAME