Cameroon nightclub fire: More than a dozen dead in Yaounde blaze

AT least 16 people have been killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in Yaounde, Cameroon’s capital, the government said.

The blaze was caused by fireworks used in the club, it said.

The fire engulfed the main room of Liv’s Night Club in the capital’s upmarket Bastos district, home to embassies and diplomat residences. Authorities said the fire spread to a place where cooking gas was being stored.

“We are still at the level of investigations to find out the names and nationalities of the dead and the wounded,” said government spokesman Rene Emmanuel Sadi on Sunday.

“The tragedy, which was caused by explosions from the fireworks often used in these places, first consumed the building’s ceiling, resulting in two very loud explosions, causing panic and a stampede,” the communications ministry said.

“There were loud explosions from six gas bottles, causing panic in the neighbourhood.” the government statement said,