Explosion, blaze at Guinea fuel depot kills 13, injures 178
At least 13 people have been killed and 178 others injured after a powerful explosion and fire at the main fuel depot in Guinea rocked the centre of the capital Conakry overnight, the country's Minister of Health Oumar Djouhe Bah says. After receiving care, 89 of the injured have been able to go home, he adds.
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00:00 "The situation is already under control.
00:04 At this time, we are counting 178 people in charge, 10 of them in private institutions.
00:14 Of the 178 people received, 89, or 50%, had their families called in before 6 a.m.
00:27 Unfortunately, in the two national hospitals, Ignazdine and Donka,
00:33 we received 13 bodies, 2 of which died around noon."
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