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A statement issued by Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah following the tragedy said: “As at 17:00 hours, a total of seventeen (17) people have, sadly, been confirmed dead, and fifty-nine (59) injured persons had been rescued, bringing to seventy-six (76) the number of persons known, so far, to have been affected by the tragedy.
“Out of the fifty-nine (59) injured persons, forty-two (42) are receiving treatment and some in critical condition.” In a related development, Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, John Jinapor has called for an impartial inquiry into the explosion at Apiate..
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