Accra:GNFS Responds to Fuel Tanker Disaster.
Monday, August 19, 2024
Firefighters from the Dansoman Fire Station responded to a diesel spill at Odorkor Tarrazo near the Pacific filling station in Accra. The crew arrived at the scene in good time to find an overturned DAF fuel tanker with registration number GR- 7764-P spilling diesel from its tank.
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.
Preliminary investigations indicate the brakes of the fuel tanker failed when it was attempting to climb a steep hill, which resulted in the vehicle reversing into a gutter. No casualties were recorded.