NIGERIA: BODIES CHARRED BEYOND RECOGNITION WHEN A PETROL PIPELINE EXPLODED BURIED IN MASS GRAVES

Record ID: 988327

  • Title: NIGERIA: BODIES CHARRED BEYOND RECOGNITION WHEN A PETROL PIPELINE EXPLODED BURIED IN MASS GRAVES
  • Date: 20th October 1998
  • Summary: APAWOR, NIGERIA, OCTOBER 19, 1998 (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. LV FIRETRUCKS PLAYING FOAM ONTO FLAMES 0.12 2. SLV FLAMES/ CHARRED CORPSES IN FLAMES (3 SHOTS) 0.25 3. LV PEOPLE WATCHING FIRETRUCK 0.30 4. SLV RESCUE WORKERS AT SCENE/FIRE BURNING (2 SHOTS) 0.46 5. PAN OF CHARRED CORPRES IN FLAMES/SV PEOPLE WATCHING (2 SHOTS) 1.09 6. SLV WORKERS COLLECTING BODIES TO WHEELBARROW 1.20 7. SV WOMAN WHEELING WHEELBARROW WITH CORPSE THROUGH BUSH 1.30 8. MCU LOCAL POLICE CHIEF MARCELLUS NWAMBA SAYING IT WAS LACK OF MAINTENANCE THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT, NOT SABOTAGE (ENGLISH) 1.40 9. SV PEOPLE HOLDING SHIRTS OR HANDKERCHIEFS OVER THEIR NOSES (2 SHOTS) 1.58 10. MCU DOCTOR ORAN MARVIS SAYING THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT MOST OF THE EFFORTS TO PUT OUT THE FIRE HAVE BEEN ABORTIVE AND THE FLAMES ARE STILL BURNING HIGHER AND HIGHER (ENGLISH) 2.32 11. LV FLAMING TRUCK 2.40 12. SLV FRESHLY DUG MASS GRAVE WITH CORPSE IN IT 2.45 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 3rd November 1998 12:00
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  • Location: APAWOR, NIGERIA
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Reuters ID: LVADSWGSMMSJ8YOMJPFZPAYDZHUK
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