The
Thursday incident at the Trade Fair Centre in Accra is said to have
occurred when the machine emptying the gas into the containers on site
caught fire and lighted the electric cables close to the gas station.
The
Fire Service’s preliminary investigations confirm National Petroleum
Authority (NPA) Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Moses Asaga’s revelation
that the gas explosion was caused by the 'irresponsible human error' of
the operators of the gas tanker.
He explained
in an interview on Joy FM's Super Morning Show last Friday that two
bolts which should have tightened the lid on the gas tanker were
missing.
Billy Anaglatey, Deputy PRO of the
Fire Service giving an update on the investigations into the incident
revealed to Joy News that their inquiries also point to a human error.
According
to him, “various bolts and nuts holding onto to the holding point of
the gas tanker itself, the one that had gotten there to discharge gas,
[were missing]. That was the spot that exploded…”
The
Fire Services, he added, is currently conducting further investigations
“to determine whether those bolts and nuts got out as a result of the
pressure build up within the tanker or they got off probably because
they were not properly secured.”
The Fire Service Deputy PRO said his outfit is still interviewing witnesses to get more information on the incident.
The
total number of deaths is now 11 with close to 40 others receiving
treatment after sustaining various degrees of injury from the explosion.
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