Ghana Depot Blasts: Six People Killed And More Than 35 Injured.
More than six people were killed and 35 injured, mostly sufffering burns, after two explosions at a natural gas depot in Ghana's capital, fire service spokesman Billy Anaglate said, on Sunday.
The blasts on Saturday evening sent a giant fireballs into the sky above the eastern part of Accra, causing frightened residents to flee their homes in large numbers.
Police said the blasts happened in the Atomic Junction roundabout area of Legon, in northeast Accra, at about 7:30pm (19:30 GMT).
"Unfortunately, there are some fatalities and we are working to have the numbers," Deputy Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah told a local radio station.
The explosion began at a state-owned GOIL liquefied natural gas station and spread to a Total petrol station across the street, sending a giant fireball high into the night sky and forcing frightened residents to flee.
At least six fire trucks and more than 200 police personnel were deployed to help to cordon off the area of the blasts. Ambulances also arrived and those with various injuries were sent to the hospital.
A filling station is also near a transport terminal and close to some hostels for the University of Ghana.
The Accra city authorities warned people to avoid the area.
More than six people were killed and 35 injured, mostly sufffering burns, after two explosions at a natural gas depot in Ghana's capital, fire service spokesman Billy Anaglate said, on Sunday.
The blasts on Saturday evening sent a giant fireballs into the sky above the eastern part of Accra, causing frightened residents to flee their homes in large numbers.
Police said the blasts happened in the Atomic Junction roundabout area of Legon, in northeast Accra, at about 7:30pm (19:30 GMT).
"Unfortunately, there are some fatalities and we are working to have the numbers," Deputy Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah told a local radio station.
The explosion began at a state-owned GOIL liquefied natural gas station and spread to a Total petrol station across the street, sending a giant fireball high into the night sky and forcing frightened residents to flee.
At least six fire trucks and more than 200 police personnel were deployed to help to cordon off the area of the blasts. Ambulances also arrived and those with various injuries were sent to the hospital.
A filling station is also near a transport terminal and close to some hostels for the University of Ghana.
The Accra city authorities warned people to avoid the area.
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