Blaze consumes Nigerian warehouse, nearby homes

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Jon Gambrell / APA fire truck passes a warehouse on fire on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, on Dec. 26.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.

-- The Associated PressSunday Alamba / APPeople  try to contain a fire at residential homes and a warehouse on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, on Dec. 26.Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP - Getty ImagesPolicemen collect debris for examination at the scene of an explosion in a building in Lagos on Dec. 26.Follow @NBCNewsPictures  Previously on PhotoBlog:

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[Shola Sholaz]

It is only senseless to store fireworks in a warehouse.I think it's about time we ban fireworks sef

[Nifemi Donald]

it could have been prevented in the first place.

[Glory Skales Charity]

That is a deadly blaze.I hate fire cos it causes so much damage.Too bad it happened