(15 Mar 2020) An explosion hit Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos on Sunday, killing at least 15 people and sparking efforts to save people still trapped in collapsed buildings.
The explosion in the Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos was heard several kilometers (miles) away.
It destroyed more than 50 buildings, including Bethlehem Girls College, a secondary school for girls.
Injured children were pulled from the rubble, some covered in blood.
The chairman of the school's parent/teacher association, Isaac-Tony Ogidi, described it as Black Sunday.
Fires were spreading to nearby oil pipelines, so there were fears of more damage or explosions.
The death toll was expected to rise because residents said some people remained trapped in collapsed buildings.
A local resident said the sound of the explosion and the extent of the damage was far more serious than an oil pipeline explosion, which happens not infrequently.
It was the most serious explosion in Lagos since January 2002, when bombs from a military armoury exploded, killing more than 1,000 people.
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