In a statement, the gas facility's part operator, BP, said its focus was "100% on the safety and welfare" of the workers and their families.

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In the Marine Corps, for instance, they are well aware that a large number of deaths by firearms while on campaign somewhere in the world happen due to some type of negligence on the part of the operator.

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The firm is part owned by Vodafone, the world's largest mobile operator, which is based in Britain, and part by Telkom, which is listed in Johannesburg and New York.

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