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| Fire in a fuel depot in Conakry |
| 2023-12-19 |
| [AFRICANEWS] A strong explosion followed by a fire on Monday in Guinea's main fuel depot hit the centre of Conakry, injuring dozens of people according to a medical source and leading to the closure of schools and administrations. The fire occurred at around 00:00 (local time and GMT) at the Guinean state-owned oil company's main fuel depot in Kaloum, Conakry's administrative and business district. In a blurb, the government announced the closure of schools and asked public and private sector workers to stay at home in the greater Conakry area, including the capital and its surroundings. The fire "of unknown origin" broke out during the night and its "scale and consequences could have a direct impact on the population", it said. Service stations will remain closed and "in the next few hours, a progress report will be issued and an investigation will be launched to establish the causes and responsibilities", according to the government. "It was a deafening noise that woke us up; we were already asleep. As we live near the Niger Market, the windows of our house and those of our neighbours were smashed. We managed to get away from the place," he said. The usually crowded port district looked like a dead city on Monday morning. Thick smoke with reddish flames rose into the night sky as residents fled the area where the fire broke out, according to images on social networks. |
| Posted by:Fred |