Photos: Explosion at fireworks warehouse in Nigeria
December 26, 2012
People gather at the site of a fire on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fire. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blast that firefighters and locals struggled to contain. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
Volunteers try to put out a fire at the building on fire following an explosion in Lagos on December 26, 2012. Fire ripped through a crowded neighborhood in Nigeria's largest city and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
People gather at the site of a a fire at a warehouse on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fire. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blast that firefighters and locals struggled to contain. (AP Photos/Sunday Alamba)
A firefighter tries to contain fire at a burnt out warehouse on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fire. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blast that firefighters and locals struggled to contain. (AP Photos/Sunday Alamba)
Volunteers try to put out a fire at the building on fire following an explosion in Lagos on December 26, 2012. Fire ripped through a crowded neighborhood in Nigeria's largest city and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
A man carries good salvaged from building stocked with fireworks on fire in Lagos on December 26, 2012. Fire ripped through a crowded neighborhood in Nigeria's largest city and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
A man try to contain a fire at residential homes and a warehouse on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fire. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blast that firefighters and locals struggled to contain. (AP Photos/Sunday Alamba)
Residents look as a fire burns out a residential homes and a warehouse on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fire. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blast that firefighters and locals struggled to contain. (Ap Photos/Sunday Alamba)
A man tries to contain fire at a burnt out warehouse on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fire. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blast that firefighters and locals struggled to contain. (AP Photos/Sunday Alamba)
Residents are seen from a burnt out car at a residential homes and a warehouse fire on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fire. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blast that firefighters and locals struggled to contain. (AP Photos/Sunday Alamba)
People try to contain at a fire at residential homes and a warehouse on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fire. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blast that firefighters and locals struggled to contain. (AP Photos/Sunday Alamba)
A group of men try to direct firefighting efforts at a burning city block on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fire. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blast that firefighters and locals struggled to contain. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
Men fight over a fire helmet as a fire burns on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fire. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blast that firefighters and locals struggled to contain. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
Building stocked with fireworks on fire in Lagos Island on December 26, 2012. A strong explosion hit a building believed to be storing fireworks for the Christmas and New Year festivals in the sprawling Lagos Island, the oldest and most densely packed neighborhoods in the Nigerian economic capital Lagos. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
Firefighters try to put out a fire at the building following an explosion in Lagos on December 26, 2012. Fire ripped through a crowded neighborhood in Nigeria's largest city on Wednesday and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
Firefighters try to put out a fire at the building following an explosion in Lagos on December 26, 2012. Fire ripped through a crowded neighborhood in Nigeria's largest city on Wednesday and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
Anti-bomb policemen collect debris for examination at the scene of an explosion in a building in Lagos on December 26, 2012. Fire ripped through a crowded neighborhood in Nigeria's largest city and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
Anti-bomb policemen collect particles for examination at the scene of an explosion in a building in Lagos on December 26, 2012. Fire ripped through a crowded neighborhood in Nigeria's largest city and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
Burnt cars are seen after a strong explosion in a building in Lagos on December 26, 2012. Fire ripped through a crowded neighborhood in Nigeria's largest city and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said. Fireworks continued to explode well after the fire began while smoke was heavy and the blaze intense, making it difficult for rescue workers and firefighters to approach the scene. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
Smoke billows from a building after an explosion in Lagos on December 26, 2012. Fire ripped through a crowded neighborhood in Nigeria's largest city and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
Red Cross officials walk look at a building on fire after a heavy explosion on December 26, 2012 in Lagos. Fire ripped through a crowded neighborhood in Nigeria's largest city and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said. Fireworks continued to explode well after the fire began while smoke was heavy and the blaze intense, making it difficult for rescue workers and firefighters to approach the scene. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
Red Cross officials walk past a building on fire after a heavy explosion on December 26, 2012 in Lagos. Fire ripped through a crowded neighborhood in Nigeria's largest city and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said. Fireworks continued to explode well after the fire began while smoke was heavy and the blaze intense, making it difficult for rescue workers and firefighters to approach the scene. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
Heavy smoke billows from a building on fire after a heavy explosion on December 26, 2012 in Lagos. Fire ripped through a crowded neighborhood in Nigeria's largest city and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said. Fireworks continued to explode well after the fire began while smoke was heavy and the blaze intense, making it difficult for rescue workers and firefighters to approach the scene. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
A policeman looks at building stocked with fireworks on fire in Lagos on December 26, 2012. Fire ripped through a crowded neighborhood in Nigeria's largest city and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
Building stocked with fireworks on fire in Lagos Island on December 26, 2012. A strong explosion hit a building believed to be storing fireworks for the Christmas and New Year festivals in the sprawling Lagos Island, the oldest and most denely packed neighbourhoods in the Nigerian economic capital Lagos. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
A fire truck passes a warehouse on fire on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fire. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blast that firefighters and locals struggled to contain. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
Firefighters use a crane to try extinguish a fire after fireworks stored in a building exploded in a densely populated area in the Isale Eko district of Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos December 26, 2012.REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye
Firefighters use a crane to try extinguish a fire after fireworks stored in a building exploded in a densely populated area in the Isale Eko district in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos December 26, 2012. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye
Local men try to fight a fire on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fire. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blast that firefighters and locals struggled to contain. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
Nigeria policemen at the scene of a warehouse and residential home fire on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fire. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blast that firefighters and locals struggled to contain. (AP Photos/Sunday Alamba)
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