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Event:
OT Other
Number:
2022-000152
Country:
GHA Ghana
Location:
Apeate, Bogoso
Date (YMD):
2022-1-27
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On 20th January 2022, a large blast occurred in an area at Apiate community, near the city of Bogoso about 300km (180 miles) west of the capital of Ghana, Accra. The explosion occurred when a motorcycle went under a truck carrying explosives that was on route to the gold mine at Bogoso. After the blast, people in the community rushed down to the scene, and a second blast occurred a few minutes later. This resulted to in the destruction of dozens of buildings.
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