ONYINANUFO RESIDENTS SUFFERING FROM WHOOPING COUGH AFTER EXPLOSION which kills 4

*ONYINANUFO RESIDENTS SUFFERING FROM WHOOPING COUGH AFTER EXPLOSION which kills 4*

Nana Atuahene, the Chief of Onyinanufo in the Ahafo Ano South West District has disclosed that, his people are suffering from TB after the tanker explosion.

He said, the community is in bad health aftermath of the explosion.

"We are all coughing since the explosion. As I'm speaking to you my son, I'm severely unhealthy.

Children, adult we're all not in bad health after the tanker exploded here. The air we breath have all been polluted by the petrol and we are inhaling it everyday which has serious threat on our health now", he told saddenly told Filasco DeGeneral of Silver FM in a visit to the community after the incident.

During my visit to the community, I disclosed that, the left over bucket of the burnt vehicle still contains some petrol in it which produces dangerous heat during sunny periods in the community. 

The Chief conferred in me that, they still feel some heat when passing by the place of the incident where the bucket is.

We are therefore telling authorities responsible to as a matter of urgency get rid of the tanker remains and the bucket which still contains the deadly oil to avert future accident.

He revealed that, the people are in distress and needs support to bounce back to their normalcy.

The tanker explosion in the Onyinanufo Town claimed four lives. The driver and his mate and two locals.

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FILASCO DEGENERAL