The Labadi branch of Marwako Restaurant is expected to open Tuesday after it was temporarily shut down following a gas leakage.

PRO for the Restaurant, Mohammed Amin Lamptey, praised staff of the company for justifying company policy to conduct training for emergencies like fire.

Residents and commuters around the Fast Food chain said they could smell gas late morning and left the environs over fears of a possible explosion.

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Food freshly served was abandoned and motorists sped in an attempt to flee the scene.

The October 7 gas explosion at Madina Atomic Junction that claimed the lives of at least seven people continues to ring in the minds of Ghanaians.

It took personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) to douse the fears of residents. The firefighters went to the restaurant’s kitchen to work on the leaking cylinder.

Mr Amin Lamptey said it was during the restaurant’s routine checks before the start of activities that an employee was able to detect the leakage.

“It is a normal procedure,” he said of the daily inspection.

Mr. Amin Lamptey said the fire officials, who came in 10 minutes after Marwako manager placed a call, opened the cylinder to discharge the gas.

It spread into the atmosphere and fuelled fears of possible danger.

The Marwako Restaurant La branch was temporarily closed down over the incident, but after five hours of monitoring, the Fire Service cleared it to open.

Amin Lamptey explained, management  took a decision to allow the workers to take the day off and return Tuesday after a good rest.

The restaurant will be opened on Tuesday, October 17.