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

Disaster coordinator Suleman Maikubi says road construction machinery on Thursday pierced a pipe carrying refined fuel through a village on the outskirts of Lagos.

He says flames from the blaze spread through nearby homes and a school.

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