About 66 barrels of petrol and diesel have been burnt in Tolon, in the Northern Region of the Republic of Ghana, on the New Year’s Day, energynewsafrica.com can report.
The fire that destroyed the fuel products reportedly occurred at a wayside fuel station in the area.
According to reports, a fuel attendant was filling the tank of a customer when one jerrycan caught fire and begun to burn other barrels that were packed at the place.
It is not clear whether the fuel station where the fire occurred is authorised or not.
However, Martina Bugri, a Northern Regional correspondent of Accra-based Joy FM, who reported the incident on a sister station, Adom FM, explained that “there is only one filling station that I know. The rest are all wayside table top fuel dealers. If you look at this one, where the fire started, the owner has developed the place so it will look like a filling station.”
According to the reporter, the owner of the place explained that the facility had not been insured but was quick to add that she (reporter) did not enquire whether the station had been given an operational license or not.
The fire also resulted in the destruction of five houses and two stores in the process.
Martina Bugri said the incident happened in the afternoon of the New Year’s Day, and reported that the fire service personnel in the area managed to bring the inferno under control before dusk.
Source: www.energynewsafrica.com
