The incident took place in Rivers State, located in the country's oil-rich southern region.
Muhammed Indabawa, the state's police commissioner, said the accident occurred about 5 a.m. Villagers had been scooping up the spilled gasoline with buckets when the fire was sparked, authorities said.
Yushau Shuaib of the National Emergency Management Agency said the injured have been taken to a hospital and at least 18 people are seriously hurt. Women and children are among the victims. He said the fire has been extinguished and the area has been cordoned off.
Crews were cleaning up the area, controlling traffic, and tending to the injured.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/12/world/africa/nigeria-fire/index.html?hpt=iaf_c2
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