Breaking News:75 confirmed dead in Goil Filling Station fire in Accra

Over seventy-five dead bodies have been retrieved at the Goil Filling Station at the Nkrumah Circle in Accra that caught fire during Wednesday’s torrential rains. The Ghana National Fire Service has confirmed that officially 75 people are dead and fears the number could rise as the salvage operation continues.
It is, however, unclear what sparked the inferno at the Service Station behind the GCB Towers and opposite the Vienna City night club.
Meanwhile, people helping the security services in the rescue operation says about 96 charred bodies have been found. Starr News’ Asabea Akornor who is at the scene reports that the police are still counting and bringing out the victims from their respective homes around the scene of the outbreak.
The inferno followed hours of heavy downpour in the capital that led to power outages in several communities. Accra is flooded following torrential rains that continued for several hours. Hundreds of workers in the capital were left stranded at their work places as the heavy downpour submerged the city. Many of the victims had sought shelter at the station due to torrential rain. About a dozen people were taken to hospital after the blast, which is believed to have been an accident linked to the downpour, Prince Billy Anaglate, the fire brigade’s spokesman said.