Ghana retailers worried about “inflamed passions” against fuel stations following deadly fire
The two main guilds of fuel retailers in Ghana are worried about what they perceive as abusive closures and demolitions of fuel stations in recent days in the wake of a deadly fire and explosion which killed some 150 people earlier this month as a consequence of flooding which led to a fire on June 3, Modern Ghana newspaper said on June 14.
Kweku Agyemang-Duah, identified by the newspaper as industry coordinator of fuel retailers, said that fuel station operators are worried about “anarchy and inflamed passions by the public against oil marketing companies” following the June 3 tragedy in Accra.
The association wants to remind “the public that the retail outlets are confined areas and that anyone who has no business at the retail outlets should not venture entry; no one should smoke or use smoking materials in the hazardous area around the dispenser”.
The June 3 incident occurred as hundreds of people had taken refuge in a fuel station because of a flooding and an explosion occurred as the location was packed by people just seeking shelter from the high waters.
