Fire yesterday swept through a fuel tank farm at Kpone, near Tema in the Greater Accra Region. The fire which was believed to have begun around 6pm, ignited as fuel was being discharged
Meanwhile, the Fire Officials have since brought the fire under control. This is not the first time of fire outbreak at the tank farm. In October last year, at least 15 bulk road vehicles, BRV’s also known as fuel tankers, loaded with petroleum products got burnt when fire engulfed a fuel storage depot at Kpone.
Two other BRV’s at the nearby Tanker Yard of Goodness Energy, an oil marketing company, were partially affected by the fire.
Firefighters could not immediately determine the cause of the blaze, but the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers said it suspected foul play. Some eyewitnesses too gave an indication that the fire might have been caused by an attempt to transfer fuel from one tanker to another.
