Residents Made To Sleep In classrooms and churches In Nearby Towns After Explosion

The Ghana Police in collaboration with other emergency service providers has activated a full emergency recovery exercise after an explosion that occurred at Appiatse in the western region of Ghana kills many and destroy properties.

In a Facebook post, the Police urged all residents to remain calm as ‘’we manage this unfortunate situation’’.

Visuals emanating from the area show residents lamenting the destruction caused by the explosion.

Earlier reports on social media platforms alleged the explosion that occurred between Bogoso and Bawdie was gas-related, but the Police, in its reports denied it.

In a Facebook post, the Service noted that most of the victims have been rescued and admitted at various hospitals and clinics within the Bogoso Municipality.

According to the Police, its personnel has taken charge of the situation, providing security to enable the emergency workers, including the GNFS, NADMO, and the National Ambulance Service, to manage the situation.

Meanwhile, residents in the affected area have been advised to move out to nearby towns for their safety while recovery efforts are underway.

The Police have also appealed to nearby towns to make their classrooms and churches available to accommodate the surviving victims.

Francis Abeiku Yankah, the coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) for Prestea Huni-Valley, said: “I saw complete devastation of the community called Appiatse . As we speak, the community is dead, it cannot be inhabited by anyone,” he told local TV3 broadcaster.

“The municipal chief executive who was also informed about the news quickly dispatched excavators to the scene to rescue trapped bodies after some buildings collapsed.”