Four fire tenders save petrol tanker from burning

Tema, Sept 1, GNA - The timely intervention of personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service on Tuesday saved a Kumasi bound petrol tanker loaded with 36,000 litres of petrol from catching fire on the Tema Motorway.

Mr Gilford Tetteh Adams, the Tema Regional Fire Officer, told newsmen at the accident scene that the fire started in the engine compartment of the tanker.

He said the timely arrival of fire service personnel at the scene at 1448 hours prevented the fire from spreading to the tank and that it took his men 16 minutes to put out the fire.

Mr Adams said four fire tenders, one from his outfit, one from Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), and two from Accra, were in attendance to help bring the situation under control.

The traumatized driver of the vehicle, Mr Henry Hackman, said upon discovering that the vehicle was on fire he put off the engine before trying to put the fire out.

Mr Hackman said he made a distress call to the fire service later and personnel responded promptly.

The situation created heavy traffic on both sides of the Motorway but the Police were there to help bring it under control.