2015 Accra explosion
| Country | Ghana  |
|---|---|
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Greater Accra Region |
| Ein location | Accra |
| Coordinate location | 5°34′5″N 0°12′55″W |
| Point for tym insyd | 4 June 2015 |
For June 3, 2015 insyd, na fire plus explosion occur for petrol station wey dey Ghana ein capital city Accra insyd.[1][2][3][4]
Explosion
[edit | edit source]Na dem dey use de Goil station, near Kwame Nkrumah Interchange[5] wey dey downtown area as shelter if heavy rain anaa flood[6] dey happen for de city insyd plus na chaw mannas park dema cars den buses dey wait make dey leave go dema destination as de explosion happen. Mannas dey believe sey ebe de fuel tanks wey cause de explosion but dem no sheda get evidence make dem take back am.[2] Na 96 people wey dey take shelter for de station before de explosion kill dem.[2]
Secof de flooding, na de water cam mix plus de fuel. So as de tank explode, de water exacerbate den spread de fire enter de nearest buildings wey e kill chaw citizens.[2] Na de flood make am difficult make to rescue people.[7][8] Na dem carry chaw bodies go 37 Military Hospital, ein be de largest specialist hospital for Ghana insyd to de extend sey na de morgue cam make full.[9][10]
Reactions
[edit | edit source]- Ghana ein presido John Dramani Mahama go de site wey dey explosion happen den give 3 days mourning make dem take mourn dema de lives wey dem lose. Na esana authorize GHC 60 million ($14.5 million) recovery fund give those wey de explosion affect.[2][11][12] Presido Mahama stated that he would start to push for legislation to prevent building on waterways in order to prevent such accidents from happening again.[2] Na de incident worse pass de disaster wey happen den crush 127 people for de Accra Sports Stadium insyd during de match wey happen for 2001 insyd.[2]
- De Cardinal Secretary of State wey dem dey call Pietro Cardinal Parolin send telegram message give de Right Reverend Joseph Osei-Bonsu wey be President give de Ghana Bishop's Conference make e take console de victims wey de explosion affect, for Pope Francis ein name insyd.
De Holy Father send ein heart felt condolences give de authorities plus de entire nation people wey lost dema relatives to de explosion wey happen for de Fuel station insyd.[13]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Over 200 killed in Ghana gas station explosion". Zee News. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Ghana petrol station inferno kills at least 150 in Accra". BBC. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "78 killed in blast at petrol station in Ghana's Accra". Al Jazeera. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "Blast at Ghana petrol station kills about 90 people". Reuters. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ Baiocchi, Francisco (4 June 2015). "UPDATE: Disaster! Many dead in fuel station fire". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ Faith Karimi and Chris Lett (5 June 2015). "Ghana gas station blast kills those fleeing flooding - CNN.com". CNN.
- ↑ Nossiter, Adam (5 June 2015). "Gas Station Explosion in Ghana's Capital Kills Around 100". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ghana petrol station inferno kills scores in Accra". BBC. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "Accra floods: More than 100 feared dead after explosion". Daily Guide. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ O'Connor, Roisin (4 June 2015). "Accra floods: More than 70 people reported dead after petrol station fire in Ghana's capital city". The Independent. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ Gadugah, Nathan (4 June 2015). "Floods: Mahama declares 3 days of mourning". Myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ "President Mahama Announces 3-days of National Mourning & 60 Million GH. Cedis to Support Flood Victims". gbcghana.com. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-06. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ "Il cordoglio del Santo Padre per il devastante incidente in una stazione di servizio ad Accra (Ghana)". vatican.va.