The explosion and fire at Guinea's main fuel depot caused 'extensive damage', officals said. The incident happened at around midnight (0000 GMT) at the state oil company's main depot in the Kaloum district of Conakry, near the port. Dozens of people were injured, a doctor and local residents told AFP. "It was a deafening noise that woke us up," a resident told AFP. A doctor and local residents had told AFP earlier that dozens of people were injured.

Source: Daily Nation December 18, 2023 13:35 UTC