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Deadly gas explosion rocks Ghana's capital

10:49am IST - 00:50

A natural gas station in Ghana’s capital Accra has exploded, causing several casualties, according to government officials. Grace Lee reports.

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Chaos and fear in Ghana's capital Saturday (October 7) evening, as residents run from a massive blast caught here on camera by a witness. According to the government, the giant fireball was created when a natural gas station exploded, killing several people - though that number isn't clear yet. Witnesses tell Reuters they counted four or five bodies at the scene. Many are injured as well. Officials say the blaze, which spread to a petrol station across the street, is now largely under control. Residents could be seen evacuating from the area as several emergency vehicles rushed to tend the scene. A similar explosion at a petrol station in 2015 killed around 100 people in the city. It was the country's worst disaster in more than a decade.

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Deadly gas explosion rocks Ghana's capital

10:49am IST - 00:50