Scores were believed to have been burnt to death, in the inferno that erupted following an explosion at a gas station in Accra - Ghana's capital city, Wednesday evening, June 3rd, 2015.
A Fire Brigade spokesman Prince Billy Anaglate, said the casualties were believed to have sought shelter from torrential rain which had caused floods and submerged buildings and vehicles across the city.
The blast it was gathered, was caused by accidental fire which erupted in a nearby lorry terminal at around 10 p.m local time, or 5.00 p.m. ET, then spread to the gas station and other buildings in the neighborhood.
Accra City Mayor, Oko Vanderpuije said firefighters fought to put off the inferno, all through the night, and into the early hours of Thursday, 4 June, 2915, while men of the Ghana Police force and Soldiers joined in the emergency crew helping rescue people trapped in the wreckage.
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