Douala-Bassa: Four Dead and Sixteen Seriously Injured in Fire

A fire broke out at Metafrique Steel in the Douala-Bassa industrial zone on November 2, 2026, between 7:00 and 7:15 a.m. An explosion reportedly preceded the blaze; firefighters found four charred bodies, and sixteen people with severe burns were taken to hospital. Littoral Governor Samuel Dieudonné Ivaha Diboua visited the injured and criticized the lack of safety measures following an earlier fire. The exact circumstances remain under investigation, while emergency crews continued operations at the site.