Local residents gather at the fire sence in Lagos, Nigeria, Nov. 4, 2013. A huge fire engulfed a commercial building in Nigeria's economic hub Lagos on Monday, causing serious damage to the 22-storey high-rise tower on the Lagos Island broad-martins street. (Xinhua/Zhang Weiyi)

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A Xinhua reporter at the scene said tenants of the building and traders wept as flames engulfed the Great Nigeria House, which served as their offices and warehouses. Full story

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