Loaded fuel tanker destroy properties in Shama

The timely arrival of Fire Service personnel from Sekondi-Takoradi saved a disaster when a tanker loaded with fuel caught fire at the Bano Filling Station at Shama on Thursday morning.

The firefighters led by Reverend Micheal Nii Nunoo, Metropolitan Fire Officer, used their equipment to cool part of the tanker containing the fuel while the whole tanker was in flames.

This effort prevented the spillage of fuel on the ground and thereby saved a situation that could have been very disastrous, as the fire could have spread fast, to destroy lives and nearby properties, Rev Nunoo said.

Two empty tankers parked nearby were not spared from the engulfing fire as they got partly burnt while the adjoining house also had its roofing razed down.

Reverend Nunoo told the GNA that on Thursday morning the office received a distress call about the fire outbreak at the filling so the men quickly rushed to the scene and went into action.

He said the tanker was discharging fuel through a pipe into an underground tank, and suddenly there was spark followed by fire, which spread very fast to damage two other empty tankers and a the roofing of a house nearby.

Mr Stephen Oscar Cobinna, the Western Regional Fire Officer, has advised the public to take precautionary measures in the homes, offices and everywhere during this dry season to prevent fire outbreaks.

He said the fire personnel would conduct immediate investigations the cause of the fire.

Source: GNA