At least 18 people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in southern Nigeria when an Illegal Oil Refinery exploded. The explosion occurred when a homemade refinery ignited a nearby oil reservoir, leaving victims severely burned. The workers at the site were refining oil taken from a vandalized pipe, and the fire broke out during the process. Nigeria has been plagued by explosions at locally run refineries in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, where chronic oil theft is common. The country has also lost at least $3 billion worth of crude oil to theft between January 2021 and February 2022.

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