The Trans Niger Pipeline in the Bodo Community in Gonna Local Government Area of Rivers State has been rocked by an explosion.
The incident happened late on Monday night near the Bodo-Bonny Road, which was under construction.
A video that emerged on Tuesday morning showed thick black smoke billowing into the atmosphere and a raging fire spreading fast into the mangrove.
The facility is a federal transport line that supplies oil to the Bonny Export Terminal in Rivers State.
There were no immediate comments from the Police spokesperson in Rivers state, Grace Iringe-Koko on Tuesday morning.