Following the blast at Appiatse close to Bogoso in the Western Region, the Minister of Land and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has coordinated the Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, with quick impact, to suspend the enlistment of Maxam Company Limited with the Minerals Commission, along these lines blocking the organization from production, transportation and additionally supply of explosives for mining activities, forthcoming the result of the examinations concerning this debacle.
"The Minister additionally, on 21st January 2022 coordinated the Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission to prohibit the Chief Inspector of Mines with quick impact, forthcoming the result of the continuous examinations concerning the lamentable occasion which occurred at Apiate," an assertion said.
The assertion showed that the Chief Inspector of Mines is answerable for the management of the production , capacity, transportation and utilization of explosives for mining and mine backing administrations.
Following the catastrophe on Thursday January 20, the Police said its starter examination set up that a mining unstable vehicle moving from Tarkwa to Chirano mines crashed into a cruiser bringing about the blast.
"Reference to our prior crisis public notification, the Police have assumed responsibility for the circumstance giving security to empower the crisis laborers including the Ghana National Fire Service, NADMO and the Ambulance Service to deal with the circumstance.
"The public has been educated to move out regarding the region to local towns for their wellbeing while recuperation endeavors are underway.An offer is additionally being made to local towns to open up their study halls, places of worship and so on to oblige enduring casualties.
"In the mean time, fundamental examination has set up that a mining dangerous vehicle moving from Tarkwa to Chirano mines slammed into a cruiser bringing about the blast. A large portion of the casualties have been safeguarded and are on affirmation at different emergency clinics and facilities inside the Bogoso Municipality.
Thirteen individuals have up until this point kicked the bucket corresponding to this mishap.
Addressing writers on Friday January 21, the Director General, Public Affairs Directorate of the Police Service, ACP Kwasi Ofori said "It was distorted that they were dead yet when they were taken to the clinic, the clinical officials affirmed that they were not clinically dead and as such they were conceded and treatment is continuous. So it is 13 and we should observe that."