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On 9 September 2023 a quarry site located in Anto Aboso in the Shama District in the Western Region of Ghana exploded. [1] [2] The site was operated by STA Addsams Enterprise (formerly Omni Quarry) [3] and the Minerals Commission of Ghana found them to be operating illegally and without permit.
ACCRA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed and scores injured when a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine in western Ghana collided with a motorcycle, setting off an explosion ...
Ghanaian police and army explosives experts were sent to the scene to avoid the risk of a second explosion. [8] Police requested that local residents "move out of the area to nearby towns for their safety while recovery efforts are underway" and requested that nearby communities "open up their classrooms, churches etc to accommodate surviving victims".
On 7 October 2017, an offloading petrol tanker located at the state-owned Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) caught fire resulting in a large-scale explosion at the site of a liquefied natural gas station located at Atomic Junction in Madina, Accra, Ghana. [1] The explosion was not isolated to the tanker at the station, with the fire promptly radiating ...
An explosion occurred on the French battleship Liberté: 256: 4 June 2015: Gas station explosion in Accra, Ghana 150–240: 18 July 1806: Gunpowder magazine explosion, Birgu, Malta 234: 23 December 2003: PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Chongqing, China 230+ 2 July 2010
BBC Africa speaks exclusively to a man from Ghana who was held captive by insurgents in Burkina Faso. 'I thought I would die' - freed captive tells BBC of life in West African jihadist base Skip ...
The source of the explosion is unknown though believed to have occurred in the station's fuel tanks. One survivor stated that the power had gone out before the explosion, but after the power was restored, they heard a "pop" and then the fire erupted. [3] About 96 people were taking shelter at the station before they were killed by the fire. [3]
An accidental explosion of ammunition, during transport or storage, can be lethal and have far-reaching affects, especially on the population and environment around it.. Between 1997 and 2007, there were 120 accidental ammunition storage explosions, killing more than 3,500 peo