The Effiduase District Police Command has initiated investigation into a tragic incident that claimed the lives of three technicians who suffocated inside a reservoir at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) office in Koforidua in the Eastern region.
The incident has left the community in shock.
The three individuals were only identified as Ashie, Octopus, and Jonathan.
They were part of a team of five technical experts who had been contracted by the PBC workshop to carry out maintenance work on the fuel reservoir at the COCOBOD office.
The circumstances to the death is still unclear.
In an attempt to rescue their colleague who had entered the reservoir, two other workers also suffered to the same fate.
Colleagues of the victims who were present at the scene promptly reported the incident to the relevant authorities, triggering a swift response.
An emergency response team, comprising personnel from National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO),Effiduase Police Command, Ghana Ambulance Service, and the Ghana National Fire Service, swiftly arrived at the scene to aid in retrieving the victims’ bodies from the underground tank.
The deceased have been taken to the St. Joseph’s Hospital mortuary in Effiduase for preservation and autopsy.
SOURCE: JOYNEWS