Anto-Aboso quarry explosion committee misses deadline; asks for more time to submit report

[ad_1] The nine-member investigative committee set up by the Western Regional Coordinating Council to investigate the September 9, 2023 quarry explosives disaster in the Kobina-Andoh-Anto-Aboso area of the Shama District has failed to complete its work and present its report within the three-week mandated period. The investigative committee, established on September 11, 2023, had terms…

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Anto-Aboso quarry in Shama was operating illegally

[ad_1] The Minerals Commission has revealed that the quarry in Anto-Aboso at Shama, Western Region, which experienced a devastating explosion on Sunday, was operating without proper authorization. The Commission’s mine inspectors had noticed that the company was conducting nighttime operations, presumably to avoid detection by Commission inspectors and the local task force, which included police…

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4 Die, Several Injured In Shama Quarry Explosion

[ad_1]   Four persons have been reported dead with several others injured following an explosion at Kobina Andoh near Anto Aboso in the Shama district of the Western Region. Rescue efforts are ongoing at the scene of the explosion. Tragedy struck the Anto-Aboso community in the Shama District on Saturday night when an explosion at…

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