Huge Blast In Accra, Ghana Leaves 7 People Dead And Many Injured

A natural gas station in Ghana’s capital, Accra, has exploded, killing at least 7 people, a government official said.

The blasts on Saturday evening sent a giant fireball into the sky above the eastern part of Accra, causing frightened residents to flee their homes in large numbers.

There are quite a number also injured but blaze was largely under control and that about 200 police officers had been sent to the scene.

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The explosion at about 7.30pm local time (1930 GMT) began at a state-owned GOIL liquefied natural gas station and spread to a Total petrol station across the street at the Atomic Junction, a witness said.

At least six fire engines and several ambulances responded to the blast.