Urhobo Historical Society


IMAGES FROM ELUME RIVER FIRE DISASTER
     Photographs Taken By Israel Aloja
Environmental Rights Action (ERA)

November 16, 2000 

Notes From ERA:

These scenes are from "Ibada-Elume spill-fire explosion. Spill lasted for several days before fire erupted. Result of gross negligence on the part of  PPMC (Petroleum and Pipeline Marketing Company [owned by Nigerian Federal Government]). Ibada-Elume, Okpe L.G.A, Delta State. (ERA Field report #73)"

A. BURNT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER

IMAGES FROM ELUME FIRE DISASTER IN URHOBO COUNTRY, NIGERIA'S NIGER DELTA, NOVEMBER 16, 2000: BURNT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER
 
 
 
 
 

B. BURNT RIVER & FOREST AT ELUME-IBADA

IMAGES FROM ELUME FIRE DISASTER IN URHOBO COUNTRY, NIGERIA'S NIGER DELTA, NOVEMBER 16, 2000: BURNT RIVER & FOREST
 
 
 
 

C. BURNT TRAILER ON BROKEN BRIDGE AT ELUME-IBADA

IMAGES FROM ELUME FIRE DISASTER IN URHOBO COUNTRY, NIGERIA'S NIGER DELTA, NOVEMBER 16, 2000: BURNT TRAILER ON A BROKEN BRIDGE
 
 
 

D. SPILL FIRE AT ELUME- IBADA

IMAGES FROM ELUME FIRE DISASTER IN URHOBO COUNTRY, NIGERIA'S NIGER DELTA, NOVEMBER 16, 2000: AN OVERVIEW OF THE OIL SPILL FIRE


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