54,000-litre petrol tanker catches fire at Kawanpe on Tema-Buipe journey

According to a post shared on Facebook by the Ghana National Fire Service, the incident involved a tanker transporting the large consignment of petrol when the driver reportedly heard a loud noise from the vehicle's rear axle.

The large quantity of petrol being transported meant that the tanker fire presented a significant risk to the driver, firefighters and other road users in the area.

A fuel tanker carrying about 54,000 litres of petrol from Tema to Buipe caught fire at Kawanpe in the in the Kintampo North Municipality of the Bono East Region.