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ภาพประกอบ: More than 100 people were killed overnight in an explosion at an illegal oil refining depot in Nigeria’s Rivers state, a local government official and an environmental group said. /Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye/

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

ภาพประกอบ: An explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria has killed over 100 people. The explosion occurred late Friday at the illegal site between the southern oil states of Rivers and Imo, police said. /Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye/

ภาพประกอบ: At least 25 people, including some children, were killed in an explosion and fire at another illegal refinery in Rivers state in October. In February, local authorities said they had started a crackdown. /Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye/

The explosion occurred late Friday at the illegal site between the southern oil states of Rivers and Imo, police said. "We recovered at least 80 badly burnt bodies at the scene," NEMA in the area, told AFP. /Reuters/