Burns and fire disasters from leaking petroleum pipes in Lagos, Nigeria: An 8-year experience

Fadeyibi, IO; Jewo, P.I.; Opoola, P.; Babalola, Olubola; Ugburo, Andrew Omotayo; Ademiluyi, S. A.

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2010.06.012

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“…In places where petroleum pipelines are vandalised in Nigeria, fire often erupt, probably as a result of ignorant exposure to a source of fire or from the pressure of its discharge. Almost all the reported cases of pipeline explosions recorded in Nigeria were attributed to deliberate rupture by oil thieves or saboteurs (Fadeyibi et al 2011;van den Berg and Mbara 2011). Vandalising the petroleum pipelines as an act of sabotage was particularly important in Nigeria until recently, when most saboteurs of the petroleum pipelines in the Niger Delta of Nigeria have been granted amnesty by the Nigerian government (Adegboyega and Adesola 2013;Osumah 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The Pipelines and Products Marketing Company Limited, PPMC, which is business unit of the NNPC, is responsible for the monitoring and maintenance of the over 5,120 km petroleum pipeline networks in Nigeria (http://ppmc.nnpcgroup.com). The many cases of vandalisation of the pipeline for oil theft and sabotages, however, suggest that the management of the pipelines is quite problematic (White 2006;Adeniyi 2007;Fadeyibi et al 2011;Okoli et al 2013). In places where petroleum pipelines are vandalised in Nigeria, fire often erupt, probably as a result of ignorant exposure to a source of fire or from the pressure of its discharge.…”

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“…In many cases, oil leakages have caused fire disasters and have killed many humans and destroy their livelihood. In Nigeria, at least 15 cases of petroleum-pipeline-related fire disasters have been recorded between October 1998 and December 2007 (Fadeyibi et al 2011;Okoli et al 2013). The severest of the fire disaster was recorded at Jesse in the Niger Delta in October 1998, which killed at least 1,200 people.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Many other studies have also focussed on laboratory analysis or literature review and do not often represent the real life experience in the fields and the perceptions of the victims or witnesses of such disasters (e.g. Imevbore and Odu 1985;Egharevba and Osunde 2001;Jike 2004;Asumi 2009;Anifowose et al 2011;Fadeyibi et al 2011). We therefore have followed the recommendations of Smith and Loza (1994) that the ability to combine data from digital and social surveys, laboratory readings and spatial information in a geographical information system is adequate for effective environmental management to conduct this study.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Petroleum pipelines networks are a critical infrastructure and can be targets of terrorists' attacks and economic sabotage (van den Berg and Mbara 2011; Acosta et al 2013). Failures of petroleum pipelines are known to have caused environmental pollution and deaths of plants, animals and humans (White 2006;De Bruijne and Van Eeten 2007;Fadeyibi et al 2011;van den Berg and Mbara 2011;Acosta et al 2013).…”

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Ecological effects and perceptions of victims of pipeline explosion in a developing country

Omodanisi

Eludoyin

Salami

2014

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Petroleum pipeline network is a critical infrastructure that should be protected because of its importance and the danger of fire disaster and ecosystem disruption if unprotected. However, the procedure for the management of the pipeline in Nigeria is probably faulty, and we think that this accounts for the multiple occurrences of pipeline fires in Nigeria between 1998 and 2007. Our study involves the use of satellite imageries, ecological sampling, questionnaire and personal interaction with some of the victims of the December 2006 pipeline fire in Ilado-Odo community in Lagos State, Nigeria. We attributed the causes of pipeline fires to poor pipeline network monitoring, poor communication and transportation in the vulnerable communities, and the inability of the pipeline management agency to ensure adequate community participation. We found that the biotic and abiotic components of the IladoOdo community were severely impaired, and we think that the impact may last for a long time if there is no postdisaster recovery programme. We conclude that the present method of labour-intensive approach to pipeline monitoring in Nigeria can promote further development of organised crime as explained by the Queer Ladder concept. We therefore recommend better tracking system, enhanced communication and transport infrastructure, as well as the review of the existing right-of-way regulations, and their strict enforcement around all critical infrastructures.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ecological effects and perceptions of victims of pipeline explosion in a developing country

Omodanisi

Eludoyin

Salami

2014

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Africa: Taking fire safety forwards

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Summary The population of Africa has increased rapidly, with a population of 630 million in 1990 exploding to a population of 1.2 billion in 2016. Furthermore, across the continent, there is rapid urbanisation combined with a significant growth in mining, mineral processing, transportation, fuel storage, energy generation and industrial activities. This has resulted in the fire risk for the continent growing exponentially in the past decades, and it is the cause for serious concern that there are very few educational, research and regulatory bodies providing the necessary training and knowledge basis to keep the continent safe from fire. It is with this background that this paper seeks to provide: (a) a high‐level overview of Africa's recent growth and development, that is illustrated with (b) a number of recent disasters that present events that could become more commonplace if action is not taken which (c) is used to explain the growing fire risk on the continent, and leads to the proposal of (d) a high‐level roadmap for producing a continent that is more resilient to fire. International data from developed countries are used to demonstrate how the application of fire engineering standards and knowledge has improved fire safety and reduced losses in various developed countries, and Africa could potentially follow this trend, although there are significant challenges that must be faced.

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