Explosion kills 14

Myanmar (AP):

Oil skimmed by villagers from a leaky pipeline caught fire in central Myanmar, setting off a powerful explosion that threw people and drums into the air and killed 14 people, state-run television reported yesterday.

The fire broke out Sunday night when about 200 villagers were siphoning oil from the leaking pipeline along a highway in the central district of Pakokku, about 315 miles (500 kilometres) northwest of Yangon, according to the report. More than 100 people were injured.