Toll from blast and fire at Guinea oil depot rises to 23 dead - statement

Firemen work to extinguish fire after a blast at an oil terminal in Conakry, Guinea December 18, 2023. REUTERS/Souleymane Camara/ File Photo

(Reuters) -The death toll from a blast and fire at an oil terminal in Guinea's capital, Conakry, has increased to 23 from 13 earlier, and the number of injured has risen to 241 from 178, the government said in a statement on Thursday.

The statement said that 10 remains were still to be identified, adding that the government had received reports of several people still missing.