Ghanaian celebrities have reacted to the Atomic Junction gas explosion which happened over the weekend.
Sarkodie, Efya, M.anifest, Edem, Kafui Dey and many others shared their thoughts on the incident that is said to have left 7 people dead, and over 100 others hospitalized.
Read tweets below.
OH GHANA, WHEN WILL WE LEARN TO TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY?
I PERSONALLY THINK ALL GAS STATIONS SHOULDN’T BE IN TOWN.
AND GAS
SOMEONE’S WHOLE LIFE CHANGED IN A FLASH OF LIGHT.. PEOPLE RUN OUT THE HOUSE NAKED
#PRAYFORATOMIC #PRAYFORMADINA#PRAYFORGHANA
WAS GETTING READY FOR A SHOW LAST NIGHT WHEN I SAW THE SKY TURN RED FROM KWABENYA. ANYONE COULD HAVE BEEN THERE…
#ATOMICEXPLOSION
DEAR GOD PLEASE HEAR OUR CRY! PLEASE SAVE SOULS PLEASE !
#ATOMIC #ATOMICJUNCTION
JUST HEARD ABOUT THE ATOMICJUNCTION EXPLOSION.
HOPE YOU’RE SAFE OUT THERE TONIGHT FAM.
GODBLESS.
THE EXPLOSION I SAW FROM ACROSS THE SPINTEX IS HTTP://LIKE.MOVIE …WOW
JUST HEARD ABOUT THE ATOMICJUNCTION EXPLOSION.
HOPE YOU’RE SAFE OUT THERE TONIGHT FAM.
GODBLESS.
HOW DO YOU BEGIN TO PLAN AN UNPLANNED CITY?
THE ROUTINE
1. DISASTER STRIKES
2. OFFICIALS VISIT
3. BILLS PAID
4. COMMITTEE FORMED
5. NOTHING HAPPENS
6. GO BACK TO 1#CHANGE MUST COME!
LET’S BE SERIOUS ABOUT OUR COUNTRY TOO MANY PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT BUT REMAIN QUIET ALL THESE DEATHS ARE VERY AVOIDABLE
The latest about the incident by the kasapafmonline.com
A joint investigative team made up of security personnel and experts and fire disaster management has commenced investigations into Saturday, October 7, 2017, gas explosion that rocked a gas filling station at Atomic Junction near Madina.
The team, according to a statement signed by the Minister for Information, Mustapha Hamid and released in Accra, to Sunday, said the exercise is to help establish the cause of the explosion.
“This shall be followed with firm action to forestall future similar treatment,” the statement in part read.
The massive gas explosion at Atomic Junction last night left in its wake several properties worth thousands of cedis destroyed. The disaster did not also spare some human lives.
According to the Information Ministry, as at 11:30 a.m. Sunday Morning, “at least seven (7) persons had been confirmed dead and one hundred and thirty-two (132) injured out of which sixty-four (64) have been discharged and sixty-eight (68) still receiving treatment.”
A large number of vehicles that were parked at the accident scene also got burnt beyond repair.
Following the explosion, traders who sell their wares at the environs of the accident scene fled for their dear lives, leaving behind some of their wares which were also consumed by the fire.
Some have returned to the area to count their loss and see what they can salvage.
Spokesperson for the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Billy Anaglate, has since told the public that the cause of the inferno is yet to be established.
However, reports said the fire disaster was caused by the explosion of a gas station around the Atomic Junction that saw two filling stations in the enclave engulfed in flames.
Source: Dan Kwasi Prince // www.dailyviewgh.com / Ghana
Writer’s email dailyviewgh@gmail.com
