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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88275, member: 27"]
A fuel tanker hauling 54,000 litres of petrol exploded at Gomoa Potsin and injured twelve firefighters during cooling operations.

GNFS casualties at the scene
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[*]Twelve Ghana National Fire Service personnel got hurt on Tuesday.
[*]Four sustained serious injuries from the reignition blast.
[*]Three went to Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital immediately.
[*]Eight people with minor injuries received treatment right at the scene.
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How the fire unfolded
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[*]Tanker GT 5671-22 caught fire under still-investigated circumstances.
[*]A distress call hit GNFS at 5:58 a.m. that morning.
[*]Crews from Apam and Kasoa arrived by 6:26 a.m.
[*]The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames hitting nearby structures.
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Response and aftermath
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[*]Taming the blaze took nearly two hours of sustained effort.
[*]A private water tanker supported the dispatched fire tenders.
[*]The driver and his assistant both escaped completely uninjured.
[*]GNFS leadership pledged full support for recovering personnel.
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