{"id":198576,"date":"2016-03-14T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T06:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=198576"},"modified":"2016-03-14T06:00:51","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T06:00:51","slug":"june-3-disaster-burnt-cars-traumatize-survivors-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=198576","title":{"rendered":"June 3 Disaster: Burnt cars \u2018traumatize\u2019 survivors [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"

State institutions that were mandated to investigate the June 3 flood and fire disaster that claimed over 150 lives at the Goil Fuel station at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, have recklessly watched and allowed the barricaded area open to public viewing, traumatizing survivors and persons who lost relatives there.<\/p>\n

It is unclear whether the barricades were taken off by authorities or that some unscrupulous persons took off the\u00a0roofing sheets.<\/p>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

But whatever it is, one still wonders why it has taken nearly ten months, and yet the accident scene has not been cleared at least to help erase the painful memories of June 3.<\/p>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

The entire nation was thrown into a state of shock and mourning, on June 3 2015, when a rainy night accompanied by flooding, was worsened by an explosion at the fuel station, where hundreds of people were seeking refuge from the rains in their cars and under the shed at the station.<\/p>\n

\"june\"june<\/p>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been nearly ten months since the area was cordoned to allow investigators to carry out their work.<\/p>\n

Although the committee that was inaugurated by President John Mahama has been to the site on several occasions to pick the necessary leads, the outcome of their work is still unknown.<\/p>\n

\"A
A wreath at the site<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

As if the lackadaisical approach to such investigations was not a headache enough for the citizenry, the accident scene, which has unusually remained barricaded for nearly 10 months, is opened now exposed to the public because the barricades have been ripped off for nearly a month now.<\/p>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

This means, passers-by, which include survivors and relatives of those who were killed in that horrendous national disaster, are painfully forced to watch the burnt cars that killed their loved ones.<\/p>\n

When Citifmonline.com<\/strong> visited the area, some passers-by and persons who sell close to the area, were seen\u00a0boldly \u00a0urinating at the site.<\/p>\n

\"june
A man urinates at the site.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

A passer-by told\u00a0Citifmonline.com<\/strong> that, \u201cI think we are not a serious country. If we were serious, by now this area would have been cleared to erase the painful memories.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

Another said \u201cI did not lose a relative but we were all affected. Anytime I get to this area, I try to keep my eyes off those cars. They must be cleared from here\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wonder the so-called investigation they are doing in 10 months. And why did they have to open the place for us to be watching these cars, it\u2019s not nice at all\u201d, an angry trader lamented.<\/p>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

\"june<\/p>\n

\"june
\n–
\nBy: Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
\nFollow @AfanyiDadzie<\/a>
\n