Koforidua Technical University Student Dies After Gas Explosion In New Juaben North

• A Koforidua Technical University student has died after a gas explosion in the New Juaben North Municipality
• A young boy and a woman were injured in the same incident and are receiving care at the Eastern Regional Hospital
• The Ghana National Fire Service was brought in to assess the situation and also assist the police with their investigations

A student of the Koforidua Technical University has died after a gas explosion at home at Oyoko, a suburb within the New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region.

Citi News reported that the deceased has been identified as Asante Rose.

Two others, a young boy and a woman, were critically injured by the explosion and are receiving care at the Eastern Regional Hospital.

Citi News reported that a gas leak was identified in the kitchen.

Rose reportedly wanted to locate the exact source of gas leak and lit a match in the process causing the explosion.

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The Ghana National Fire Service personnel were called in to contain the situation and assist the police with their investigations.

Student dies in fire at Saboba

YEN.com.gh reported that a first-year student of the Saboba EP Senior High School in the Northern Region died in a fire outbreak in January.

Reports indicated that the deceased was unable to escape the dormitory during the fire outbreak.

One of the students told the media the deceased was sick and stayed back in the dormitory, which was locked with her inside.

The Ghana National Fire Service noted that its pump malfunctioned when its personnel arrived to fight the fire.

Source: YEN.com.gh