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Regional News from Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Source: Starrfmonline.com
2019-01-23
According to sources, 15 people are admitted following the mid-week horror
The Minerals Commission ordered Shaanxi Mining Ghana Limited to suspend all mining activities at its Gbane mine site with immediate effect.
It follows the death of at least 11 artisbad miners in the explosion of the concession, several others having been injured.
The disaster hit the early hours of Wednesday in Gbane, a community in eastern Talensi district.
Paul Ayertey, commander of the Regional Police Assistant Police of Upper Upper East Regional Police, told Starr News that it was necessary to allow uninterrupted investigations of the incident.
"From a security point of view, we asked them to stop the operation and allow investigations to be conducted on the incident," said DCOP Ayertey at Starr Today.
A few minutes after five bodies were removed from a mine shaft at the site of the last disaster, an eyewitness stated that two victims were transported to the Upper East Regional Hospital before five more bodies were found in the area. a mining tunnel.
We will not allow Shaanxi to continue killing our people – Association
Subsequently, Robert Tampoare, acting president of the Ghana Small Scale Miners Association, promised to prevent "Shaanxi Mining Company Ltd. from killing our people.
"It's so sad that I talked to the government, the Minerals Commission, and the Shaanxi Inter-Ministerial Task Force on Hazardous Work. Tongo Rana said that he "supported Shaanxi [because] they do a good job. "
"We will not sit back and watch this one again. We will hold a press conference tomorrow (Thursday). If the government and the minerals commission do nothing, we will not allow Shaanxi to continue killing our people. We will go out to face Shaanxi. It's so sad, "said Mr. Tampoare.
Shaanxi is not responsible for the accident – PRO
At the same time, Shaanxi Mining Ghana Ltd has denied any responsibility, the mourners at the Wednesday disaster site still counting casualties.
"I received a call, around 1 am, that some people had been brought to the regional hospital and others to the Afrikids Medical Center by a man named Kofi Macho and another Bantama Kwesi. They say they inhaled gases during their operations. So, I asked if it was our staff and they answered "no".
"They are not our staff. Most of these things happen on the blind side of our own operations. But because we are very close to them, they usually use us as a convenient alibi when such accidents occur. It was in their own operations that this happened.
When we arrive at the hospital, we can determine who brought who, how much did the person bring in, what time and where did she work? At least that should help the public to know the truth and the facts. It is very clear that the victims are not our staff, "said Maxwell Wooma, public relations manager for Shaanxi.
According to sources, 15 people were admitted as a result of the horror midweek.
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