Tag Archives: CATCHES

Another vehicle catches fire in W/R

Another vehicle has caught fire at Adiewoso, a community in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region. The sad incident happened in the early hours of Friday, March 25. An eyewitness told the host of Omanbapa morning show on Connect FM, Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson, that the vehicle, a Rhino truck, was heading …

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Parts of Tic Tac’s restaurant burnt as petrol tanker catches fire

It took the doughty Firefighters one hour 30 minutes to bring a fire involving a Renault petrol tanker truck with registration No. GT 9184–18 under control after dispatch at 1314 hours. The raging ruinous fire was finally knocked down at 3:50 pm using water and foam from three fire engines …

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Fuel tanker catches fire on Accra-Kumasi highway

Personnel of the Accident Prevention Squad (APS) of the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) in Kyebi in the Eastern Region are frantically working to ensure that the Osino to Nsutam stretch of the Accra-Kumasi highway is free to traffic. This is because a fuel tanker caught fire Monday afternoon …

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17 burnt to death as petrol tanker catches fire in Nigerian state

No fewer than 17 persons died when a tanker caught fire along the Lagos-Ibadan highway in the Ogun State of Nigeria. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that the accident happened around 5 am on Friday, February 18 before the Isara bridge. The spokesperson of the FRSC in Ogun, …

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Moving bus with 49 passengers onboard catches fire

A moving O.A Zhongtong bus with registration number AS 8249-19 with 49 passengers on board travelling from Tumu towards Accra has caught fire. The incident is said to have occurred at around 5:30 am on Saturday, February 5, 2021. According to the driver, Anim Richmond 52, on reaching a section …

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Passengers escape death as moving VVIP bus catches fire

About 14 passengers have escaped death after fire engulfed a moving VVIP minibus at Bunyanto, a village on the Damongo-Tamale Highway. The incident occurred on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. The Savannah Regional Fire Safety Officer, Salisu Sirilbaini, confirmed the incident to Adom News‘ Rebecca Nantomah. He explained the station received a …

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