A/R: Two Year Old, Two Others Die In Fuel Tanker Explosion At Onyina Nofo

Three people have died in a fuel tanker explosion at the Onyina Nofo in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region. The Director-General of the National Disaster Management (NADMO) Eric Nana Agyemang Prempeh, who conformed this said other residents have also been rendered homeless as a result of the incident.

About seven persons were also injured and have been sent to the hospital too for treatment. 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 houses have been burnt. Three people died, including the driver

and his mate, as well as a two year old, Mr. Agyemang Prempeh said. He said the NADMO had to improvise to provide a temporary shelter for the displaced residents. Apart from NADMO, the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana National Fire Service were at the scene to bring the situation under control. Agyemang Prempeh said

the explosion also occurred when the driver of the fuel tanker tried negotiating a curve and the village is also situated at a sharp curve and so when the tanker trued negotiating a curve, it just fell to the other side and lost control.