Three Casualties Recorded After Explosion at Vulcaniser Shop in Mfantseman

• Three men suffered injuries following an explosion at a vulcaniser shop in the Mfantseman Municipality
• The victims were taken to the Roman Hospital in Mankessim, with one of them said to be in a critical condition
• An eyewitness told the press that the explosion occurred while they were offloading goods near the shop

Three men were seriously injured following an explosion at a vulcaniser shop in New Nkusukum, near Volta Bar in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region.

The victims were taken to the Roman Hospital in Mankessim for treatment.

One of them, identified as Richard, is said to be in critical condition.

Isaac Opoku, an eyewitness told Adom News, the explosion occurred while they were offloading goods near the shop.

One of the victims told emergency responders that they had been pumping a tyre when the machine exploded.

Authorities are probing the cause of the explosion.

Recent explosions recorded

Back in March, a Koforidua Technical University student died after a gas explosion in the New Juaben North Municipality.

A young boy and a woman were also injured in the same incident and are receiving care at the Eastern Regional Hospital.

There was a gas leak was identified in the kitchen, and the fatality reportedly wanted to locate the exact source of the gas leak and lit a match in the process, causing the explosion.

Also in March, an explosion at shops dealing in mining explosives at Odumasi in Asante Akyem Central has caused multiple deaths.

The explosion reportedly came after a fire broke out at some of the stores selling dynamite used by local miners.

The fire in the dynamite shop triggered earth-shaking blasts that also damaged buildings and left dozens injured.

According to residents, the fire started in a shop dealing in mining explosives before quickly spreading to nearby buildings. In total, 30 houses and eight shops were affected.

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 that 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