Several feared dead or injured as a massive fuel depot explosion rocks Guinea’s capital

An explosion and inferno at Guinea’s main fuel depot in the capital of Conakry left several people dead or injured, authorities and local media reported Monday, as emergency services battled to put out the fire. The fire broke out at the Guinean Petroleum Company depot shortly after a massive explosion past midnight Sunday, Guinea's presidency said in a statement. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire at the depot that supplies most of the fuel in Guinea, raising fears of a major supply disruption.