
A blast that sent flames raging in Ghana's capital hit a gas station crowded with residents seeking ... There's "unprecedented flooding" in several parts of Accra, More than 150 people were killed following a fuel station explosion in flood-racked Accra, Ghana, according to the country's president, the Associated Press reported.
Many of the victims were seeking shelter at the fuel station when the explosion occurred Wednesday night, local time, AP reported.
Spokesman for Ghana's national fire service, Billy Anaglate stated, "the flooding caused diesel and petrol to flow away from the gas station and into a fire from a nearby house which then led to the explosion."
Thunderstorms were over Accra at the time, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Jason Nicholls said.
Many of the victims were seeking shelter at the fuel station when the explosion occured Wednesday night.
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