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Sark, Gyakie, Bosom, King Promise, Fuse, Fameye, others mourn with victims of Bogoso explosion

Our hearts go all out to the affected families!

In view of the recent explosion in the mining town of Appiatse, Bogoso which resulted in the loss of lives and property, Sarkodie, Gyakie, Bosom PYung, King Promise, Fuse ODG, Fameye, others have expressed their condolences.

Award-winning Ghanaian rap artiste, Michael Owusu Addo, affectionately known in the entertainment scene as Sarkodie has also prayed for the families who lost their relatives to the massive explosion that happened at Bogoso in the Western Region.

Residents of Appiate, a suburb at Bogoso in the Western Region were thrown into a state of shock and sorrow after a huge gas explosion allegedly killed over a hundred residents in the community.

According to reports from a reporter from Onua FM, the disaster occurred as a result of an overtaking by a Fuel Tanker Truck on the road. The overtaking resulted in the capsizing of the fuel tanker truck leading to a massive explosion. 

This also happened at a fuel station. So one could imagine the kind of explosion. Videos and photos surfaced on social media that captured scenes from the tragedy as well as some of the people who lost their lives.

Many Ghanaian have reacted distressingly to the horrific tragedy, praying for the affected victims at Appiate in the Western Region.

Sarkodie has also reacted to the tragedy, praying for the families who lost their beloved relatives through the horrific occurrence as he expresses his frustration over the entire situation.

God heal the families of the lost souls ( may their souls RIP ) and the people of Bogoso #Bogosoexplosion, he wrote on Twitter.

Also, contemporary Ghanaian Highlife musician, Peter Fameyeh Bozah, widely known in showbiz scenes as Fameye has distressingly reacted to the sad encounter faced by his people at Bogoso in the Western Region after a gas explosion killed dozens of people in the community.

Earlier, ghgossip.com reported a gas explosion that claimed the lives of about 100 people at Appiate, a suburb in Bogoso in the Western Region.

A reporter from Media General’s Onua FM gave a vivid account of the unfortunate tragedy, saying that the disaster occurred as a result of an overtaking by a Fuel Tanker Truck on the road.

The overtaking resulted in the capsizing of the fuel tanker truck leading to a massive explosion. This also happened at a fuel station.

So one could imagine the kind of explosion. Further reports indicate that the number of deaths can be estimated at over a hundred as the security agencies were being deployed to the scene to control the matter.

In reaction to the horrific incident, Fameye who hails from Bogoso has sadly reacted to the tragedy, wishing the people of Bogoso and all affected persons strength and hope.

Taking to his Twitter page, Fameye wrote; Wishing you strength for today and hope for tomorrow my people

Meanwhile, the dead were being transported to the morgue for autopsy while injured persons are being attended to medically at the hospital at Bogoso and its environs as authorities commence an investigation to know the actual cause of the explosion.

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Emmanuel Ghansah, Ghana Music

Singer, Songwriter, scriptwriter, blogger, lover of the creative arts, brands and communications expert.

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