- An enormous medical liquid oxygen explosion at the Eastern Regional hospital in Koforidua claimed the life of a security guard.
- On Thursday, September 21, 2023, at around 9:30 p.m., the victim was helping to unload medical liquid oxygen at the hospital’s oxygen unit when one of the oxygen tanks fell to the ground and exploded, wounding the security guard and killing him.
- He suffered injuries to his face, upper arm, and abdomen. His upper arm was said to have shattered. He was rushed to the Intensive care unit but did not survive.
- A witness from the hospital’s security staff claimed that when the business hired to replace the gas came at the facility, there were not enough guys, so they requested help from a colleague.
- A loud explosion during the event was followed by calls for help inside the hospital, according to some store owners nearby the facility.
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