A carbide cylinder explosion at Suame Magazine Zone 18 has left a man in his 40s in critical condition.
The victim, a driver’s assistant, had visited a mechanic shop to repair their vehicle when the incident occurred.
Eyewitness Kwame Appiah told Adom News that they suddenly heard a loud blast from a carbide cylinder. Rushing to the scene, they found the victim lying in a pool of blood with deep cuts on his head.
He was initially taken to the Tafo Government Hospital but was later transferred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for further treatment.
“We haven’t experienced such an incident in Suame Magazine before, ever since I came here,” the eyewitness said, adding that the explosion happened in the absence of the shop owner.
“The man was waiting for his master and the shop owner to repair the fault they came with, but no one can tell how the carbide cylinder exploded to cause this harm,” he added.
The incident has since instilled fear among many artisans who rely on carbide cylinders for their work at Suame Magazine.
Source: Joseph Obeng
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