{"id":360102,"date":"2017-10-08T10:43:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-08T10:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=360102"},"modified":"2017-10-08T10:43:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-08T10:43:23","slug":"im-devastated-over-gas-explosion-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/im-devastated-over-gas-explosion-akufo-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m devastated over gas explosion &#8211; Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he is devastated hearing news of the gas explosion at Atomic Junction in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe news of last night&#8217;s gas explosion at Atomic Junction, resulting in the loss of lives and injuries to several others, has left me devastated,\u201d he said on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The news of last night&#8217;s gas explosion at Atomic Junc, resulting in the loss of 4 lives &amp; injuries to several others, has left me devastated<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAkufoAddo\/status\/916965724823932928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAbout six people perished following the gas explosion that occurred on Saturday with others sustained various degrees of injury.<\/p>\n<p>The President who lamented over the issue took to his Twitter handle, to express condolences to the bereaved families as well as those injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy deepest condolences to the families of the bereaved, and I wish the injured speedy recovery,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My deepest condolences to the families of the bereaved, and I wish the injured speedy recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAkufoAddo\/status\/916966631598936069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have dispatched the Vice President to the scene of the tragedy this morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAkufoAddo\/status\/916966838176829440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe gas filling station at Atomic Junction in Accra exploded on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Residents were thrown into a state of pandemonium following the piercing sound of the explosion as well as the giant scary fireball that was formed in the sky.<\/p>\n<p>Students of the University of Ghana and PRESEC fled for their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Personnel from the Fire Service battled to put off the fire, but it was completely doused on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Nana Akufo-Addo also assured of putting in place the necessary measures to prevent such occurrences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment is resolved, now more than ever, to ensure such an incident does not occur again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Government is resolved, now more than ever, to ensure such an incident does not occur again.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAkufoAddo\/status\/916966982364422144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlloteyGodwin\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @AlloteyGodwin<\/a><br \/>\n<script>!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');<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he is devastated hearing news of the gas explosion at Atomic Junction in Accra. \u201cThe news of last night&#8217;s gas explosion at Atomic Junction, resulting in the loss of lives and injuries to several others, has left me devastated,\u201d he said on Twitter. &nbsp; 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