A petrol tanker fire incident at Adubinso in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana has claimed one life and left another person seriously injured, according to a report by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC).
The tanker is reported to have been involved in an accident that triggered the fire.
The injured victim is currently receiving treatment at the Tafo Government Hospital in Kumasi, where medical personnel have described the person’s condition as serious.
Although the report did not specify when the incident occurred, it indicated that the blaze destroyed property in the area, including a house and a printing press.
“At least nine small container-based businesses were also gutted by the fire,” the report said.
Eyewitnesses said a driver’s mate involved in the incident managed to rescue a nursing mother and her two children before the fire spread further.
Emergency services are yet to provide full details on the cause of the crash and the extent of the damage.
Authorities are expected to launch investigations into the incident.
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