explosion near the town of Jesse killed about 250 villagers. (July 10, 2000) 2000: At least 100 villagers died when a ruptured pipeline exploded in Warri. (July 16, 2000) 2000: A leaking pipeline caught fire near the fishing village of Ebute near Lagos, killing at least 60 people. (November 30, 2000) 2003: A pipeline punctured by thieves exploded and killed 125 villagers near Umuahia, Abia State. (June 19, 2003) 2004: A pipeline punctured by thieves exploded and killed dozens of people in Lagos State. (September 17, 2004) 2006: An oil pipeline punctured by thieves exploded and killed 150 people at the Atlas Creek Island in Lagos State. (May 12, 2006) 2006: A vandalised oil pipeline exploded in Lagos. Up to 500 people may have been killed. (December 26, 2006) 2008: The 2008 Ijegun pipeline explosion (May 16) 2016: Vandalism at the Akulagba pipeline in Warri South – West Local Government Area of Delta State (January 22, 2016) 2016: The Fire explosion at Arepo and other coastal communities Pipeline in Ogun State (July 29, 2016) 2018: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-gas-blast/explosion-hits-major-gas-pipeline-in-nigeria-idUSKBN1F01PG 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlDjvvNUTsc 2018: http://www.energyglobalnews.com/nigeria-aba-pipe-line-blast-killed-200/ 2019: https://www.africanews.com/2019/06/23/at-least-8-killed-in-pipeline-explosion-in-south-eastern-nigeria// 2019: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/02/more-than-50-missing-after-oil-pipeline-explosion-in-nigeria 2019: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/-nigeria-pipeline-explosion-death-toll-climbs-to-7/1665651 2020: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/At-Least-Five-Dead-In-Nigerian-Oil-Pipeline-Explosion.html# Russia 1989 The Ufa train disaster: Sparks from two passing trains caused gas leaking from an LPG pipeline near Ufa, Russia, to explode. Workers with the pipeline noticed pressure dropping in the line, but they increased pressure instead of searching for a leak. Trees up to 4 kilometers away were felled by the blast, and 2 locomotives and 38 passenger cars on the trains were derailed. Up to 645 people were reported killed on June 4, 1989. Taiwan 2014: On the night of July 31, a string of explosions originating in buried gas pipes occurred in the city of Kaohsiung. Leaking gas, suspected to be propylene, filled the storm drains along several major thoroughfares and the resulting explosions turned several kilometers of road surface into deep trenches, sending vehicles, people and debris high into the air and igniting fires over a large area. At least 30 people were killed and over 300 injured. United States From 1994 through 2013, the U.S. had 745 serious incidents with gas distribution, causing 278 fatalities and 1059 injuries, with $110,658,083 in property damage. From 1994 through 2013, there were an additional 110 serious incidents with gas transmission, resulting in 41 fatalities, 195 injuries, and $448,900,333 in property damage. From 1994 through 2013, there were an additional