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At least 16 people died and eight others were injured early on Sunday in a fire that engulfed an upmarket nightclub in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde, the government said.
“The incident was caused by the explosion fireworks usually used in the nightclub,” it said in a statement, adding that these had sparked a fire on the ceiling which caused further explosions and panic in the nightclub.
The fire started at about 2.30 a.m. (0130 GMT), according to tothe government statement, which said authorities had launched an investigation.
