The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) confirms 6 deaths,7 injured In Accra-Nsawam highway petrol tanker Fire
Six people have lost their lives after a devastating fire involving a petrol tanker and several vehicles on the Accra–Nsawam Highway near Okanta in the early hours of Saturday, February 14, 2026.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) confirmed that the blaze broke out at about 4:45 a.m. Three victims died instantly at the scene, while three others later passed away at the Koforidua Regional Hospital as a result of severe injuries sustained in the incident.
In a press statement issued by Ignatius K. Baidoo, Divisional Officer Three (DO III) and Eastern Regional Public Relations Officer of the GNFS, firefighters from the Suhum Fire Station responded promptly to an emergency call and arrived to find the vehicles engulfed in flames.
The statement noted that 15 casualties were recorded, made up of 11 males and four females. Among them, two men and one woman were pronounced dead at the scene. Their severely burnt bodies were subsequently handed over to the Police for preservation and further investigations.
