Firefighters hurried to the scene as they could see a massive fire and billowing black smoke miles away.
A senior police officer reported that an explosion early on Monday at an oil terminal in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, resulted in at least eight fatalities and 84 injuries.
The officer added that the fire was being contained and that the toll was provisional.
A Reuters witness said that the explosion at the only oil terminal in West Africa shook the Kaloum administrative district in downtown Conakry, blowing out the windows of several nearby homes and sending hundreds of people running from the area.
A senior police officer reported that an explosion early on Monday at an oil terminal in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, resulted in at least eight fatalities and 84 injuries.
The officer added that the fire was being contained and that the toll was provisional.
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A Reuters witness said that the explosion at the only oil terminal in West Africa shook the Kaloum administrative district in downtown Conakry, blowing out the windows of several nearby homes and sending hundreds of people running from the area.
