Cameroon Governor Calls for Metafrique Steel Shutdown After Fire Kills Four, Seriously Injures 16
A new fire at Metafrique Steel's factory in Douala's Bassa industrial zone killed four people and seriously injured 16 others on November 2, 2026, according to a preliminary toll released by authorities. Following the incident, Littoral Governor Samuel Dieudonné Ivaha Diboua called for the company to halt operations, accusing it of failing to implement safety measures ordered after previous fires. "We truly believe it would be appropriate for this company to shut down," the governor said, criticizing what he described as a lack of professionalism in the plant's safety management. He…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Metafrique Steel fire in Douala's Bassa industrial zone with the same four dead and 16 injured, and its explosion-then-fire framing does not conflict with Report 1.
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