{
  "id": 15074307,
  "title": "Rivers pipeline explosion: 20 injured as monarch blames ignored warning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/rivers-pipeline-explosion-20-injured-as-monarch-blames-ignored-warning-15074307",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T00:12:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/rivers-pipeline-explosion-20-injured-as-monarch-blames-ignored-warning/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The King of Eleme has blamed a gas pipeline operator for a Rivers pipeline explosion that injured about 20 people, alleging a leak warning was ignored. Read More: https://punchng.com/rivers-pipeline-explosion-20-injured-as-monarch-blames-ignored-warning/",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "NNPC confirms Rivers pipeline explosion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/nnpc-confirms-rivers-pipeline-explosion",
        "published": "2026-10-16T20:50:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}