{"id":377875,"date":"2017-11-27T06:17:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T06:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=377875"},"modified":"2017-11-27T07:34:58","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T07:34:58","slug":"june-3-report-recommendations-on-fuel-stations-abandoned-for-2-yrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/june-3-report-recommendations-on-fuel-stations-abandoned-for-2-yrs\/","title":{"rendered":"June 3 report recommendations on fuel stations ‘abandoned’ for 2-yrs"},"content":{"rendered":"
It took over two years for the government to seriously put in place safety measures to protect lives and property from the risks associated with the siting of fuel stations.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0five-member committee tasked to probe the June 3, 2015, fire and flood disaster, recommended a review of siting of fuel stations and highlighted the need for stricter safety measures.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”nLGetNxGw762LLfjZEsxk1wO35mCqYkz”]A leaked report, sighted by Citi News <\/strong>said: “the NPA, EPA\u00a0[Environmental Protection Agency] and GNFS [Ghana Fire Service], should ensure that the siting of fuel stations and gas stations is critically examined and safety measures put\u00a0in place to save lives and property.”<\/p>\n
The report also said “the NPA should conduct regular unannounced inspections of retail outlets even in the night, and document all such inspections,” among other recommendations.<\/p>\n
But no serious signals,\u00a0safety-wise, were seen from the government or regulatory authorities despite the scale of the June 3 disaster which claimed 154 lives and injured over 150 persons.<\/p>\n