The Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (BDCs) is calling for a safety audit of the storage facilities of the various filling stations in the country.
[contextly_sidebar id=”In1UTzrpNFhearfwxMy2czSwVTlgnT6T”]This according to them is to determine the integrity of the fillings stations and to avert a possible fire outbreak.
The call follows the death of over hundred people in a fire outbreak that occurred at the GOIL filling station during heavy rains in Accra.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Monday, Senyo Hosi said the safety measures adopted by the filling stations should also reviewed adding that “the event last week is a wake-up call.”
“It’s quite obvious that the mechanisms we have adopted to safeguard some of these things have not been adequate enough. From the volumes that were displaced, it was obvious that it came from a storage facility,” he noted.
Senyo Hosi further observed that “if storage facilities…can endanger lives then that is very serious. We have over 2000 filling stations in this country and we have one causing a damage of 200 lives then we should know that whatever we have been doing is inadequate. It is important to ascertain whether the integrity of these facilities are well in place.”
“There is a need for us to commission a thorough audit. It should include filling stations, tank farms, surface tanks as well as private fuel dumps. All these things would have to be looked into because you will never know when flood is going to hit anywhere. Whatever happens, our activities should not endanger the lives of people.”
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By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana