Another Victim Dies After Egyiresia Premix Fuel Fire Outbreak, Fatalities Rises To 3

Another Victim Dies After Egyiresia Premix Fuel Fire Outbreak, Fatalities Rises To 3

  • A third person has died from injuries after the premix fuel fire outbreak at Egyiresia near Sekondi
  • Assembly Member for Egyiresia-Mempasem Gabriel Ato Mensah confirmed the latest death to the media
  • Five other victims were discharged from the hospital, with the remaining victims still receiving treatment

A third person has died from injuries after the premix fuel fire outbreak at Egyiresia near Sekondi.

The Saturday, May 18, 2024, incident was sparked by leaking premix fuel that came into contact with a fire from a fish-smoking facility.

Egyiresia-Mempasem fire
Assembly Member for Egyiresia-Mempasem Gabriel Ato Mensah confirmed the latest death. Source: Citi News
Source: UGC

Two victims died on Sunday, May 19, 2024, while over a dozen needed treatment.

Despite the intervention of the Ghana National Fire Service, a Range Rover and an Opel Astra Taxi, were also destroyed.

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Assembly Member for Egyiresia-Mempasem Gabriel Ato Mensah told Citi News the deceased was identified as 55-year-old Isaac Blankson.

He died while receiving treatment at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

Five other victims were discharged from the hospital, with the remaining still receiving treatment.

Four Ghana fire service personnel injured after part of burning building collapses

Recently, four officers of the Ghana National Fire Service sustained various injuries after parts of a burning building collapsed on them at West Legon in Accra.

Two of the injured personnel were in critical condition after the Wednesday, January 24, 2024, incident.

The Chief Fire Officer (CFO), Julius A. Kuunuor, and other management members of the service visited the two firefighters on admission.

The CFO assured the injured officers of the service's commitment to providing them with the best health care, prayed for their rapid recovery and thanked them for their selfless services.

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Shama quarry rocked by explosion flouted regulations

YEN.com.gh reported that the Minerals Commission has said the quarry in Anto-Aboso at Shama in the Western Region rocked by an explosion was operating without proper authorisation.

The commission said its inspectors had noticed that the company was conducting nighttime operations, likely to avoid detection by a local task force.

Five people were confirmed dead in the explosion, with others sustaining injuries.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.