Some residents of Damongo in the West Gonja District in the Savannah Region of Ghana ran amok when a fuel tanker exploded near a bus terminal at about 10 pm Wednesday.
It took the timely intervention of personnel of the Damongo Fire Service Command to bring the situation under control.
It is unclear what caused the explosion, however, a media report suggested that the driver and his assistant all escaped unhurt.
There was no casualty recorded as of the time of filing this report.
Eyewitnesses said the tyres and other parts of the long vehicle started burning on the blind side of the driver.
The driver, finally, made a stop after motor riders pursued and prompted him about the fire.
“The driver was on his way to discharge over 30,000 litres of fuel to one of the fuel stations in the Damongo township,” one media portal reported.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com