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KATH treats and discharges 135 victims
of gas explosion
Kumasi, Sept. 24, Ghanadot/GNA – The Burns Unit of the Komfo
Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has so far treated and
discharged 135 victims, who sustained various degrees of
injury as a result of last Friday’s gas explosion and fire
outbreak at Engas Filling Station at Asokwa in Kumasi.
The condition of seven others, who were admitted in critical
condition, has stabilized and they are responding to
treatment. No death has been recorded.
Mrs Patience Yeboah-Ampong, Director of the Nursing Service
at KATH, who spoke to the Ghana News Agency in Kumasi on
Monday, said a few more victims, who initially sought
treatment at private hospitals, have now reported at KATH
for further medical attention.
She said 123 victims, who reported at the Hospital soon
after the incident, came back this morning for dressing and
a thorough after-care examination to determine if they had
developed any complications.
“Fortunately none of them happens to have any complications
and they are responding well to treatment”, she said.
Asked about the possibility of those on admission developing
any physical permanent disability as a result of the
injuries, Mrs Yeboah-Ampong said it was too early to detect
those problems.
A tanker discharging gas on Friday exploded sending
fireballs that burnt the entire station; five vehicles; part
of a lumber processing company, some containers and shops.
About 50 nearby houses including Texas Hotel, Confidence
Hotel, Asokwa Presbyterian Church and private houses were
also damaged as a result of the explosion.
It took members of the Ghana National Fire Service
one-and-half hours to put out the fire.
Meanwhile the Ashanti Regional Security Council has set up a
committee to investigate the cause of the incident after it
visited the scene on Saturday.
GNA
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