{"id":320132,"date":"2017-05-17T17:28:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T17:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=320132"},"modified":"2017-05-17T17:28:02","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T17:28:02","slug":"gas-explosion-kills-one-five-injured-in-tamale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/gas-explosion-kills-one-five-injured-in-tamale\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas explosion kills one, five injured in Tamale"},"content":{"rendered":"
One person is reported dead whilst five have been injured as a result of gas explosion at a welding shop in Tamale.<\/p>\n
The welding shop is at Lamashegu industrial area near Guinness Ghana Limited depot.<\/p>\n
The explosion involved acetylene, a\u00a0colourless gas widely used as a fuel.<\/p>\n
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The remains of the deceased have been deposited at the Tamale Teaching Hospital Morgue whilst the injured are receiving treatment.<\/p>\n
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According to an eyewitness, Mary Mensah, the deceased moved from his welding shop to assist his colleagues to fix a problem on someone’s car.<\/p>\n
She said in the process of welding, the gas cylinder exploded and damaged properties including Guinness Ghana Limited Toyota Hilux Pickup and a long truck both packed at the -depot.<\/p>\n
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This incident follows an explosion<\/a><\/strong><\/span> at the\u00a0Takoradi Port Hospital in the Western Region where over 100 sustained injuries from a gas explosion on the Sekondi-Takoradi road. In 2016, there was a gas explosion at the Trade Fair<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in Labadi in the Greater Accra Region.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One person is reported dead whilst five have been injured as a result of gas explosion at a welding shop in Tamale. The welding shop is at Lamashegu industrial area near Guinness Ghana Limited depot. The explosion involved acetylene, a\u00a0colourless gas widely used as a fuel. The remains of the deceased have been deposited at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[511,3],"yoast_head":"\n