Three persons including a toddler have been burnt following a tanker explosion on Monday in the Republic of Ghana.
The explosion which occurred at Onyina Nofo near Mankranso in the Ashanti Region also led to the burning of about 30 houses rendering the owners homeless.
The victims are the truck driver, his assistant and the toddler who is said to hail from the community.
Report suggests that some people who were closer to the scene also suffered varying degree of burns.
Eyewitnesses account indicate that the incident occurred after the fuel tanker lost balance, skidded into the village and exploded in the process.
Personnel from the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana National Fire Service were at the scene to bring the situation under control.
The Director-General of the National Disaster Management (NADMO), Eric Agyeman-Prempeh, who spoke on an Accra-based Citi FM, said other residents in the area had been rendered homeless as a result of the incident.
“This afternoon, a tanker exploded at Onyina Nofo in the Ahafo Ano South West District. I have been here with my team and many people have been rendered homeless. A lot of people’s houses have been burnt. Three people died including the driver and his mate, as well a two-year-old toddler.”
Mr. Agyeman-Prempeh said NADMO had to improvise to provide a temporary shelter for the displaced residents.
Source:www.energynewsafrica.com