### [2026-09-3](/feed/2026/09/3/index.md)

##### Petroleum
# At least 37 people are killed after inhaling petroleum fumes while allegedly siphoning fuel from an illegally tapped pipeline in Rivers State, Nigeria. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via France 24](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260903-37-people-die-from-fumes-during-oil-pipeline-theft-in-nigeria-ngo)

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