Cameroon steel plant explosion kills at least four, injures 16
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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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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[Claude, second read] Agrees: HIGH, a new event. Explosion and fire at steel plant: at least 4 dead and 16 injured, meeting the 5-dead threshold only if the toll rises; at 4 dead with 16 injured it sits just u.
1h ago[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Cameroon steel plant explosion, with matching death and injury counts, so it is the same event with no conflicting facts.
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Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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