{"id":286491,"date":"2017-01-20T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T07:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=286491"},"modified":"2017-01-20T07:00:52","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T07:00:52","slug":"upsa-students-threaten-to-close-down-fuel-station-near-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/upsa-students-threaten-to-close-down-fuel-station-near-school\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSA students threaten to close down fuel station near school"},"content":{"rendered":"
Students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) are protesting against the siting of a SEL filling station behind their school and have vowed to close it down on their own if prompt measures are not taken to close it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe the Students\u2019 Representative Council of the UPSA, are unequivocally protesting against the siting and operation of the fuel station in question, which is too close to the University community,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
It noted that the SEL fuel station is 5 meters behind a mosque and 3 meters adjacent to a 3000-seater capacity auditorium all under construction for the school.<\/p>\n
In the wake of gas\/fuel explosions and fire outbreaks, it feared the lives of the nearly 3000 students who use the school\u2019s walkway 3 meters away from the fuel station are in danger.<\/p>\n