At least 4 dead and 16 injured following explosion at Cameroon steel plant

Africanews2 November 2026, 21:10 UTCCameroon

An explosion followed by a fire at a metallurgical plant in Cameroon has left at least 4 people dead and 16 others seriously injured. The incident took place in Douala on Monday morning on the premises of Metafrique Steel in the Bassa industrial zone.

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