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Gas explosion: Death toll likely to rise as some drivers are reportedly missing?

By Maame Aba Afful
Some Atomic Junct drivers reportedly missing
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Sources at the scene of the gas explosion which occurred at Atomic Junction Saturday have disclosed that some commercial drivers who operate from the Taxi rank have still not been found.

The Chairman of the Haatso-Atomic GPRTU Taxi rank, Paul Koki, said cars belonging to some of the supposed missing drivers, were found to have been affected by the fire following the explosion.

“Now, we can’t find some of our drivers. Our station, for instance, no car was burnt… There were some cars directly in front of the gas station, and those cars were burnt, but we can’t find the drivers of those cars. We don’t know where they are now. ”

According to him, since the unfortunate incident, they have not heard any word from the owners of the burnt vehicles, neither have they been sighted.

On Saturday, October 7, a gas explosion occurred at Atomic junction which has so far killed seven persons and injured 132 others.

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Despite the death toll of seven, some surgeons in the country have stated that deaths from accidents like these are often under-reported.

Police and fire service investigations are yet to be concluded to ascertain the actual cause of the explosion.

The Ghana National Fire Service is expected to submit to government its report on last Saturday’s gas explosion at Atomic Junction in Accra by the end of this week.

The area is currently being treated as a crime scene, with surrounding business being prevented from returning to normal operations.

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