Gas tanker accident triggers leak at Fiaso
A bulk tanker carrying 4,000kg of gas was involved in an accident at Fiaso on the Techiman-Nkoranza Highway on Thursday, August 27, resulting in a leak from the tank.
On Thursday, August 27, a gas tanker carrying 4,000kg of gas collided on the Techiman-Nkoranza Highway near Fiaso, leading to a leak from the tank. The Ghana National Fire Service was alerted to the incident at 9:35am, triggering an urgent response from firefighting crews based in Techiman and Nkoranza.
DPT FS 547, based in Techiman, was the first to arrive, en route with a team of six firefighters led by SubO Kusi Collins and under the command of AstnO Awal Mohammed. Shortly after, DPT FS 509 from Nkoranza joined the operation, bolstering the firefighting effort.
Upon their arrival at 10:23am, the firefighters conducted an assessment of the tanker and its surroundings, subsequently halting traffic on the highway as a precautionary measure. To effectively control the leak, the crews employed foam concentrate, successfully managing to stop the leakage.
The Municipal Chief Executive of Nkoranza South, Godfred Dapaa, was present at the scene during the firefighting operation. Remarkably, no casualties were reported as a result of the accident.
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