General News of Monday, 6 January 2020Source: dailyguidenetwork.comGHC200,000 burns in explosionFile PhotoThe recent fire outbreak at the Buipe Depot of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited resulted in the loss of 36,000 litres of petrol valued at about GH¢200,000. The disaster, according to BOST, started late in the evening of January 3, this year, and caused considerable damage to four bulk road vehicles (BRVs), two of which were loaded with petroleum products on the premises of the company. “At the current price of GH¢5.41/litre, the value of the product lost is estimated at GH¢194,760,” the statement noted. BOST indicated that there was a sizable volume of products destroyed in the accident even though products supplied to the five regions remained untampered with. The company assured the general public that its strategic fuel stocks for the affected regions and the country at large remained intact, adding that the cause of the fire was under investigation.

Source: GhanaWeb January 06, 2020 13:30 UTC