Tag Archives: EXPLOSION

A vulcanising machine explosion has killed an 18-year-old Senior High School (SHS) male student at Alaska Junction, Abesim near Sunyani in the Bono region. The bizarre incident reportedly occurred at about 3:00 pm on Thursday, attracting scores of residents to the scene. The deceased, identified as Musa, was said to …

A radio presenter with Ke FM at Kpasa in the Oti Region together with his five friends has sustained injuries after a gas cylinder in their room exploded. Three of the injured are said to be in critical condition and on admission at St. Joseph’s Hospital, while the other three …

Seven people including a journalist have sustained multiple degrees of injuries after gas exploded in an apartment in the Nkwanta North district of the Oti Region. The explosion is said to have occured at about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday evening in a residential neighbourhood apartment at Kpassa. According to sources, …

A state of emergency has been declared in part of California as the largest active wildfire in the US rapidly spreads near Yosemite National Park. The Oak Fire has quickly grown since starting on Friday, and firefighters have struggled to get the blaze under control. “Explosive fire behaviour is challenging …

A near-gas explosion at the Atonsu shoe factory in the Ashanti Region has left three people injured. The incident, which occurred in mid-morning on Friday, June 17, 2022, also left two cars burnt. Eyewitnesses narrated to Nhyira News’ Obidehyie Ofori Amanfo that the incident occurred while a tanker was discharging gas into the …

Residents of Santa Maria, a suburb in Greater Accra witnessed a strange phenomenon on Tuesday afternoon after an explosion occurred in some part of the area. Assemblyman for the area Nana Kwasi Boandwoh, who spoke to GhanaWeb explained that he got wind of the incident in the afternoon after which …

One of the victims of the Apiate explosion is Mr. Paul Asare 38 has been reported dead at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. According to family members, he fell unconscious after he complained of stomach upset and was rushed to KATH for Medical Attention on Friday, June 3 …

Over 100 Nigerians have been killed in an explosion that occurred at an illegal bunkering site on April 23, 2022. The Saturday night explosion occurred at the site located in the Ohaji-Egbema local government area of Imo State in the Abaezi forest that straddles the border of the two states. …

There was serious confusion among residents of Danmani community, in Rigasa, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna on Friday night, following an explosion. According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred close to a POS operator shop, close to Abubakar Sadiq Mosque. The eyewitness explained that an object suspected to be …

The Apiate explosion which occurred on January 20, 2022, took the lives of 13 Ghanaians including a fifteen-month-old Ella Baidoo, with 59 people sustaining injuries. The state, through the Apiate Disaster Relief Committee, will be having a mass burial for 6 of these victims on Friday, March 11, 2022. The …