{"id":106682,"date":"2015-04-09T08:25:03","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T08:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=106682"},"modified":"2015-04-09T08:25:03","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T08:25:03","slug":"npa-closes-down-gas-filling-station-at-dansoman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=106682","title":{"rendered":"NPA closes down gas filling station at Dansoman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has closed down the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) refilling plant <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/04\/06\/gas-explosion-injures-two-at-dansoman\/#sthash.kYwZIwLn.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>at Dansoman in Accra<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0that exploded caused the death of one person and several injuries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;56Co6vjVipg0Zt2AoQdLla3oeL8nEWj2&#8243;]The decision\u00a0was taken \u00a0in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Ghana National Fire Service and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The closure according to the NPA is to allow them evacuate the residual gas in the storage tank.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some residents in the area have complained about the location of the gas station saying it poses a serious threat to them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG-20150406-WA00001-620x3301.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106689\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG-20150406-WA00001-620x3301.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150406-WA00001-620x330\" width=\"620\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG-20150406-WA00001-620x3301.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG-20150406-WA00001-620x3301-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They further\u00a0pleaded with authorities to take immediate steps to safeguard lives and properties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A press release jointly issued by the institutions in question, \u201cCustomers are therefore advised not to purchase gas from the gas plant in question until further notice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The press release also added that an Investigative Committee comprising officers from the regulatory bodies has been set up to undertake detailed investigation and report to the appropriate authorities accordingly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: \u00a0Godwin Allotey Akweiteh\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlloteyGodwin\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @AlloteyGodwin<\/a><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has closed down the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) refilling plant at Dansoman in Accra\u00a0that exploded caused the death of one person and several injuries. 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