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Douala: Metafrique Steel shut and sealed for investigation
Cameroon’s acting mining minister announced on 3 November 2026 that Douala’s Metafrique Steel plant was shut and sealed for investigation after the 2 November explosion and fire.
Économie du Cameroun reports Fuh Galitus Gentry’s statement during his visit. The minister cites five deaths, while RFI’s report published that day still mentions four deaths and sixteen serious injuries.
The discrepancy prevents a single definitive toll being presented. The 3 November development concerns the shutdown and investigation rather than another explosion.
Unstable electricity is mentioned as a preliminary possibility. The company describes an external origin without an established cause; responsibility remains to be determined.