100 die in Nigeria pipeline fire

Red Cross officials say about 100 people have died after a ruptured pipeline caught fire in Nigeria.

Disaster coordinator Suleman Maikubi said road construction machinery pierced a pipe carrying refined fuel through a village on the outskirts of the main city of Lagos. He says flames from the blaze spread through nearby homes and a school.

Mr Maikubi said about 100 people were killed and around 20 were injured and taken to a hospital for treatment.

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