Audio By Carbonatix
At least 50 people including personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service are receiving medical attention in the Western Regional town of Sekondi after a gas explosion Tuesday morning.
Some residents as well as fire personnel who were at the scene to douse the inferno sustained varying degrees of injuries following the multiple explosion.
The injured were rushed to the Effiankwanta Hospital in Sekondi for treatment.
PRO of Western Regional Fire Service, Emmanuel Bonney said fire personnel arrived at the explosion scene at 7:32 a.m. following a distressed call.
He said while the fire personnel attempted to extinguish the fire, there was a second explosion near them.
“So it burnt all the crew fighting the fire and those on the streets.”
Mr Bonney said fire personnel have been able to control the fire.
The cause of the explosion at the premises of the Ghonco Chinese Company located on the Sekondi-Takoradi road has not been established.
Mr Bonney said investigations would be open into the matter to find out what led to the fire.
Latest Stories
-
The last goodbye of Ghanaian shot dead in the US
13 minutes -
MCC opens door to Ghana again as MiDA revives development partnership
22 minutes -
CSIR moves to turn scientific research into jobs, national growth
33 minutes -
More patrons troop in as 3rd Republic Bank-JoyNews Habitat Fair clinic enters final day stretch
41 minutes -
German, Russian foreign ministers hold rare talks amid rising tensions
43 minutes -
Gov’t to develop policy for Ghanaian Sign Language in education
1 hour -
Accra Academy defend ODADEƐ ’90 5-a-side title
1 hour -
Ghana risks EU gas market access over methane emissions – Expert warns
2 hours -
Salt Pond’s $200m warning: Why Ghana cannot afford to exclude Fisheries Commission from future decommissioning
2 hours -
Venezuela frees 39 political prisoners after post-Maduro talks
2 hours -
GoldBod financing model faces test as cedi, reserves come under pressure – Gideon Boako
2 hours -
EU unlocks humanitarian aid for crises worldwide
2 hours -
Tenth woman’s body found as South Africa police probe killings
3 hours -
Black woman found hanging from tree was dead before body was ‘staged’, police say
3 hours -
Final day: 3rd Republic Bank-JoyNews Habitat Fair clinic underway at Junction Mall, Nungua
3 hours