An explosion on Friday morning rocked Rumuekpe in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Available information has it that the explosion, which also consumed vehicles, emanated from the tapping point of a pipeline.
It was gathered that a driver had loaded one of the buses at the location with crude oil packaged in bags.
Preparing to move the petroleum product away from the scene, he started the vehicle engine, which triggered a blast.
The man and others nearby are among the fatalities as speculations move the figure to be more than a dozen.
