Nigeria A pastor at a church in Lagos mistook gasoline for water for a devotee's service, causing the man to die from severe burns.

Nigeria's National Emergency Response Agency said the accident occurred at a church in Baruwa area, north of Lagos, Lagos state today when the pastor was conducting a "healing ceremony" for a male devotee. .

"The pastor thought it was a water tank without knowing it was full of gasoline. While the pastor poured this liquid on the man's body, a nearby candle lit a fire that covered both of them. ", Said Ibrahim Farinloye, official of Nigeria's National Emergency Response Agency.

The man was burned to the point of unrecognizable fire, while the pastor was also seriously burned. The fire spread to the oil pipes near the church and started a fire. The authorities are trying to control the fire.

"We are responding quickly to put out the fire. Only one body was found at the scene, while the injured were being treated," the head of the Lagos state emergency agency said.