An eight-year-old kid named Elijah Carbah drowned after falling into an abandoned manhole filled with water at Blue Rose Estate in Budumburam. The Ghana National Fire Service showed up about fourteen minutes after getting the call, but by then, another teenager who fell in had already been pulled out and sent to St. Gregory Hospital. Firefighters got Elijah out and rushed him to the same hospital, where doctors said he was already dead.
Budumburam has been dealing with a bunch of dangerous infrastructure problems, and this manhole accident is just the latest tragedy. The area has seen other deadly incidents like a rock-blasting disaster that killed three people and hurt dozens more, plus a fire that wiped out seven lives. Fire service officials are telling everyone to report sketchy or dangerous structures before more people get hurt.
Budumburam has been dealing with a bunch of dangerous infrastructure problems, and this manhole accident is just the latest tragedy. The area has seen other deadly incidents like a rock-blasting disaster that killed three people and hurt dozens more, plus a fire that wiped out seven lives. Fire service officials are telling everyone to report sketchy or dangerous structures before more people get hurt.
