{"id":360946,"date":"2017-10-11T08:35:55","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T08:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=360946"},"modified":"2017-10-11T08:35:55","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T08:35:55","slug":"mansco-gas-must-compensate-explosion-victims-mahama-ayariga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/mansco-gas-must-compensate-explosion-victims-mahama-ayariga\/","title":{"rendered":"Mansco Gas must compensate explosion victims – Mahama Ayariga"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Chairman of Parliament\u2019s Subsidiary Legislation Committee, Mahama Ayariga, wants the owners of the Mansco Gas Station to be compelled to pay compensation and foot the medical bills of the victims of the Atomic Junction gas explosion.<\/p>\n
According to him, such an action,\u00a0if backed by a court order would serve as a deterrent to operators of such Liquefied Petroleum Gas refill points not to\u00a0compromise on safety regulations and standards.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”LxzgwmDWomxNmMTST2UQX1SBjHXYT2mJ”]The Former Environment Minister\u2019s comments follow the explosion on Saturday that has so far claimed seven lives, and\u00a0rekindled\u00a0conversations about safety and the possible complicity of stakeholders in fuel distribution.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Citi News<\/strong>, Mahama Ayariga indicated that, victims should consider taking legal action against the owners of the gas depot.<\/p>\n He reminded that, there were legal remedies available and \u201csaid [a class action lawsuit] was one of the things that needed to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n After some major explosions in the past, the government has stepped in to foot medical bills of victims and sometimes\u00a0paid for funeral costs.<\/p>\n But Mr. Ayariga believes the government’s intervention\u00a0allows\u00a0the companies involved in these accidents of the hook.<\/p>\n “Very often, after all the talking, that doesn\u2019t happen so facility owners who have caused such damage get away with it. There is no reason why our tax money should be used to pay compensation to those who suffer injury as a result of this accident.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that the person who caused the accident and the insurance companies \u201cshould also feel it a bit by being held accountable so that next time insurance companies will increase the premium, and then if the person loses his property in an effort to pay compensation and damages, he will be more stringent with his managers.\u201d<\/p>\n