A fuel tanker burst into flames on Wednesday evening near Memphis Construction Ltd in Enyiresi, located within the Atiwa East Municipality of the Eastern Region. The inferno unleashed thick plumes of black smoke and intense heat, prompting nearby residents and passersby to scramble for safety.Firefighters from the Anyinam Fire Station responded swiftly, battling the raging fire for several hours.

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They deployed a foam concentrate solution to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading to the tanker’s head. Given the intensity of the fire, reinforcement was called in from Nkawkaw.The joint efforts of the Anyinam and Nkawkaw fire teams successfully extinguished the flames, averting a potential explosion.

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Initial findings point to a possible fuel leak that may have been ignited by a spark, and investigations are underway to confirm the cause.In a related incident in Wa, a container shop near a GOIL fuel station caught fire. Fire crews managed to control the flames, stopping them from spreading to eight adjacent shops and the nearby fuel station.<img src="

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