Mr. Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, the Energy Minister of Ghana says the Fire incident around the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) that happened on Tuesday will not in any way affect the supply of fuel to the country.
A communications consultant at the Ministry of Energy, Mr. Edward Bawa also confirmed that it will not affect the energy supply. He confirmed this to Joy News shortly after the Pipelines connecting TOR to the Tema Harbour exploded, emitting wildfire accompanied by think dark smoke.
One person was confirmed dead with other three fire officers sustaining different degrees of injuries. Other properties around Tema Cocoa Processing Factory were said to have being ravaged by the fire.
The course of the explosions has been linked to leakages on the pipelines. Officials of TOR were actually sealing the leakages when the explosion occurred.
There were fears the fire could spread and damage several other properties in and around the refinery. TOR is the major supplier of the country?s fuel products. Fire men worked tirelessly to bring the situation under control.
Speaking to Joy News, Edward Bawa expressed regrets at the incident but assured ?the refinery was not affected.?
He said the incident will not affect fuel supply to the country.
Source: Joynews
