One Dead And Hundreds Injured As Gas Explosion Rock Ghana’s Capital Accra

Huge explosions have rocked a natural gas station in Ghana’s capital Accra, killing at least one person. The blasts sent a giant fireball into the sky and forced residents to flee the Atomic Junction area, in the north-east of the city, officials say.The incident happened on Saturday early. Reports suggest a tanker delivering natural gas caught fire. One person was confirmed killed, but there are fears that the death toll could rise further. “Unfortunately there are some fatalities and we are working to have the numbers,” Deputy Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah told a local radio station. “There are quite a number also injured.””It’s too early for us to know the cause of the fire. We will investigate,” Ghana National Fire Service spokesman Billy Anaglate told AFP news agency. “There are some vehicles that were also burned as a result of the explosions.”Photo Credit: Getty

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