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2023 Shama quarry explosion. / 5.3633944°N 1.9478000°W / 5.3633944; -1.9478000. On 9 September 2023 a quarry site located in Anto Aboso in the Shama District in the Western Region of Ghana exploded. [1] [2] The site was operated by STA Addsams Enterprise (formerly Omni Quarry) [3] and the Minerals Commission of Ghana found them to be ...
Bogoso explosion. On 20 January 2022, a large explosion occurred along the Tarkwa-Bogoso-Ayamfuri road in Western Region, Ghana, after a truck transporting mining explosives collided with a motorcycle. The explosion levelled the nearby Apiate village, killing 13 people and injuring 200. [1][2]
Apeatse. Apiate (also known as Apeatse) [1] is a mining village situated along the Tarkwa-Bogoso-Ayamfuri road in Ghana. [2] [3] It was a victim of infrastructure destruction and casualties as a result of the 2022 Bogoso explosion. [4] [5] [6] [7]
By Cooper Inveen and Christian Akorlie. ACCRA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed and scores injured when a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine in western Ghana collided with a ...
The source of the explosion is unknown though believed to have occurred in the station's fuel tanks. One survivor stated that the power had gone out before the explosion, but after the power was restored, they heard a "pop" and then the fire erupted. [3] About 96 people were taking shelter at the station before they were killed by the fire. [3]
300 ft (90 m) Population. • Total. over 50,000 residents. Bogoso is a mining town and is the capital of Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality, a district in the Western Region of Ghana. [1][2][3]
At least 132. On 7 October 2017, an offloading petrol tanker located at the state-owned Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) caught fire resulting in a large-scale explosion at the site of a liquefied natural gas station located at Atomic Junction in Madina, Accra, Ghana. [1] The explosion was not isolated to the tanker at the station, with the fire ...
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