Firefighters avert fuel tanker disaster at Odorkor [Photos]

On August 19, 2024, 12:30 PM

Firefighters from the Dansoman Station on Monday morning, August 19, 2024, swiftly responded to a diesel spill near the Pacific Filling Station at Odorkor Tarrazo, in the Greater Accra Region.

In a statement, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) indicated that the crew arrived at the scene in good time to find an overturned DAF fuel tanker with registration number GR- 7764-P spilling its contents.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the tanker driver failed his brakes while attempting to climb a steep hill, causing the vehicle to reverse into a gutter.

(GNFS) further explained that the crew used foam concentrate to prevent sparks and manage the spillage.

The tanker was partially damaged, but a significant amount of diesel was salvaged and transferred to another tank.

Meanwhile, no casualties were recorded.