The Bureau of Public Safety which has leaked the recommendations of the five-member committee that investigated the June 3 fire and flood disaster, is urging the government to review all recommendations from disaster reports since 2012.
It said in a statement that “State institutions responsible for instituting corrective actions (by implementing recommendations) have either failed to discharge themselves fully or have simply gone to sleep after the caskets were closed and the flags flying half masts were lifted.”
[contextly_sidebar id=”TnAPdRiqJNTGc7eINLW2UBBvOKyvBtdG”]It thus urged the government to revisit all accident investigation reports since 2012 “to review and evaluate recommendations submitted.”
The group added that, this will ensure the implementation “of corrective measures proposed by the various investigation teams.”
154 lives were lost as a result of the June 3 fire and flood disaster, with over 150 persons also injured in the incident.
But it took over two years for the government to put its foot down on a matter such as the risky siting of fuel filling stations.
In October 2017, the government announced some key interventions, among which fuel stations deemed high-risk across the country were to be shut-down and the construction of petrol/diesel and LPG filling points halted.
This came after the massive explosion at an LPG filling station at Atomic Junction, where seven lives were lost.
Leaked report in public interest
On the leaking of the report, the Bureau said it was done in the interest of the public.
“…the BPS having intercepted an authentic, credible and a bonafide copy of the full report of June 3rd 2015 ‘Fire Flood’ accident ( popularly referred to as June 3rd disaster) investigations, have decided to publish same in the interest of the general public to enable citizens appreciate the full impact of their acts of commissions or omissions, and also hold duty bearers accountable.”
“This campaign by the BPS will rage on for as long as the State holds on to these reports. The Bureau of Public Safety will continue to use all legally justifiable means to obtain or secure credibly bonafide copies of such reports and shall make same public upon satisfying ourselves that they are indeed genuine,” the statement concluded.
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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa/citifmonline.com/Ghana