2006 Atlas Creek pipeline explosion

September 2026 The 2006 Atlas Creek pipeline explosion was a disaster that occurred on 12 May 2006 at Atlas Creek Island (sometimes called Isanki Island), near Lagos, Nigeria, when a pressurized petrol pipeline that had been ruptured by thieves exploded, killing 150 people.Scores die in Nigeria fuel blast https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4765695.stm BBC.co.uk 12 May 2006 The Nigerian Red Cross said that vandals had originally drilled holes into the pipe to steal fuel, and that local people had then come down with jerrycans to fill them with fuel. Approximately 500 jerrycans were found at the scene of the explosion, which incinerated anyone within a 20-metre radius.Nigeria pipeline blast kills 200 https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/nigeria-pipeline-blast-kills-200.54358 2022-08-26 Times of Malta 13 May 2006 en-gb Many victims were buried nearby in a mass grave.Probe ordered after Nigeria blast https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4768159.stm BBC.co.uk 13 May 2006 President Olusegun Obasanjo ordered a full police investigation to determine the circumstances and to protect the pipeline from similar events. However, local officials were accused of turning a blind-eye to the issue as explosion continued to rock the country.2006-05-12 Pipeline blast recalls Nigeria's ills https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4767033.stm 2024-09-06 en-GB See also 2006 Abule Egba pipeline explosion 2010 South Kivu tank truck explosion 2019 Tlahuelilpan pipeline explosion List of pipeline accidents Gasoline theft References Sources Scores die in Nigeria fuel blast Scores die in Nigeria fuel blast. Retrieved: 25 September 2011. Probe ordered after Nigeria blast Retrieved: 25 September 2011. Nigeria Category:2006 explosions Category:2006 industrial disasters Category:Disasters in Lagos State Category:2006 disasters in Nigeria Category:Explosions in Nigeria Category:Pipeline accidents Category:Deaths caused by petroleum looting Category:May 2006 in Nigeria Category:2000s in Lagos