Pipeline blast kills 110 in N. Korea - S. Korean agency
19/06/2007 14:50 TOKYO, June 19 (RIA Novosti) - An explosion at an old fuel pipeline in North Korea ten days ago left at least 110 people dead, Seoul's Yonhap news agency said Tuesday, citing a South Korean aid organization.
The agency said that according to Good Friends, a Buddhist civic group that provides aid for the North, the blast occurred in Sonchon County in the North Pyongan province.
Fuel spilling from the cracked pipe ignited, and the explosion killed local residents who had come to scoop up leaking fuel from the pipe.
According to the group, the fire was extinguished only the following day, and the bodies found were charred beyond recognition.
Government agencies in South Korea have not confirmed the aid group's report. A Unification Ministry official, who spoke to Yonhap on condition of anonymity, said his ministry was trying to verify the information.
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