Death toll rises from Algerian blast

The death toll from a blast at an Algerian refinery has risen with at least 20 workers confirmed dead and 74 injured.

The blast took place after a tank filled with liquefied natural gas exploded at the refinery. The cause of last night’s blast was not yet known, said energy minister Chakib Khelil.

He said it was feared the death toll could rise further.

It was not immediately known how many people were working in the area when the blast occurred at the refinery in Skikda, a port on the oil and gas rich nation’s eastern Mediterranean coast.