"There was an enormous explosion and a huge fire. More than 100 people were killed and 50 others wounded" in Monday night's blast, National Transitional Council commander Leith Mohammed said.

He said the scene was "a heart wrenching spectacle with dozens of charred bodies."

The accidental explosion happened as a crowd of people waited near the fuel tank to fill up their cars.

"We are still unable to put out the fire," said Mohammed, adding that it had been caused by a spark from a nearby electricity generator.

Some of the victims had returned to the town, the last bastion of resistance by Gaddafi loyalists, which fell on Thursday, to inspect the damage to their properties, the NTC commander added.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFsSQzUs_2I

A soldier remarks 'There was nothing like this in the time of Ghaddafi.True we were poor but we were safe.Now no one is safe not even in their homes.

Another says 'I am against gaddafi but I,ll tell u the truth that what the rebels did in couple of months was much more than what gaddafi did in 42 years.

So now residents die while queing to fill up buckets with oil from storage tanks destroyed by Nato bombs? Risky situation.