Two diesel tankers have been gutted by fire. The tankers were due to discharge at pump stations in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis.
They were parked behind Apremdo Total Filling Station, ‘awaiting orders from pump managers to discharge fuel into reservoirs’, an eyewitness narrated.
“I heard a blasting sound from this area..the place was suddenly consumed by the fire” another eyewitness said.
According to them, the Fire Service managed to get to the scene some 15 minutes after the incidence. They have since been combating the ravaging fire for more than 40 minutes.
Heavy, dark smoke could be seen in the skies miles away.
The spectating crowd prayed the fire get extinguished in time lest it could run into nearby pump stations and the ‘Abenbenbobom market’.
“Two fire tenders have been exhausted here but no results. It seems the situation is out of control. More fire tenders must come in here” another witness disclosed.
More than half a dozen containers have been razed by the wild fire.
It is however unknown the value of properties that have been destroyed.
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Source: Abraham Mensah