The victims were carrying out maintenance work on the tank when it exploded.

September 10 was a sad day at the cloth production company, Cicam, following the explosion of one of its three gas tank that led to the hospitalisation of two workers of another company who were carrying out maintenance work on the tanks. The victims, who are currently responding to treatment in a health establishment in Douala, sustained burns on the back and other parts of the body.

Talking to CT in the Cicam Factory premise on September 10, a senior staff who preferred anonymity said the incident took place at about 12 noon when maintenance work were ongoing. The burns, he said, are not critical as some media houses reported. He later disclosed that according they are responding to treatment according to doctor’s observation, and would be discharged from the hospital in less than a week.

The fire that started at 12 noon took elements of the Ngodi Fire Fighting Brigade one hour to quench after which work resumed at the factory at 3:00 pm same day. It should be noted that authorities in the Region, including the Senior Divisional Officer, Naseri Paul Bea, called round to assure that the situation was well taken care of.

The fire incident occurred at a time the factory just resumed from their routine one month break observed every year in August.