Anyaa fire: Two more die

Page 54: Daily Graphic, November 20, 2008.
Story: Albert K. Salia
TWO more persons have died from the explosion that occurred at a warehouse at Ablekuma NIC in the Ga West District on Monday.
That brings to seven the number of persons who died in the incident, some of whom, including a mother and her baby, were burnt beyond recognition.
The latest deaths occurred at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital yesterday and the dead have been identified as Ali Bature and Joseph Nii Boye.
Six other persons are still on admission at Korle-Bu and the 37 Military Hospital.
They are Beatrice Normenyo and Stephen Ahiale, who are at Korle-Bu, Andrews Quao, three; Patricia Larbie, three; Dora Quao, 35, and Grace Quao, said to be in her 30s, all at the 37 Military Hospital.
Meanwhile, the owner of the warehouse, whose name is being withheld for security reasons, surrendered herself to the police yesterday.
The Accra Regional Police Commander, DCOP James Oppong-Buanuh, told the Daily Graphic that the woman had been granted police enquiry bail after she had written her statement and been interrogated by the police.
On whether the excavation team was able to rescue any person or found more bodies under the rubble, he answered in the negative.
DCOP Oppong-Buanuh said those who died earlier in the inferno were yet to be identified.
Fire razed the warehouse on Monday evening at a time some workers were said to be offloading some goods into it.
It took personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service several hours to bring the fire under control.