Engen Ghana Limited, a petroleum retail company, has donated relief items to victims of the recent explosion at Appiatse, a community near Bogoso in the western part of the Republic of Ghana.
In line with Engen Ghana’s long-established Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy, which focuses on improving livelihoods and benefiting society, the company offered mattresses, mosquito nets and assorted food items to the Appiate community, many of whom find themselves homeless as a result of the explosion.
“The Engen Ghana team and I would like to express our sincere condolences to the victims of this tragic incident,” Managing Director of Engen Ghana, Brent Nartey said in a statement copied to energynewsafrica.com.
He continued that “at Engen Ghana, we live by the principle: ‘the best way of living is giving’ and are offering help to the people of Appiate in the form of much needed supplies. I call on local businesses and community members who are in the position to help to do what they can to support the relief effort.”
Engen Ghana Ltd. is a national petroleum retailer supplying refined petroleum products and other downstream-related services to both private and commercial customers around the country.
The company operates a network of over 40 service stations.
Engen Ghana Ltd. was acquired by Mocoh Ghana Ltd. in 2019.
Ghanaians were thrown into a state of mourning on Thursday, January 21, 2022, when a vehicle carrying mining explosives exploded on its way to a mining site after it was allegedly hit by a tricycle.
The explosion resulted in the destruction of several houses, rendering the occupants homeless.
Thirteen people were confirmed dead with over 50 people sustaining varying degree of injuries.