March 11 slated for Appiate explosion mass burial

The Appiate Disaster Relief Committee has set March 11, 2022, for the mass burial of persons who lost their lives through the Bogoso-Appiate explosion in the Prestea-Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region.

The explosion occurred on January 20, 2022, after a truck carrying explosives owned by Maxam Limited got involved in an accident resulting in the explosion.

Thirteen persons lost their lives while many others sustained varying degrees of injury.

In an interview with Citi News, the Municipal Chief Executive for Prestea Huni-Valley, Isaac Dasmani, said families who prefer a private burial will be allowed to do so.

“Today [Friday] we met the bereaved families and had a discussion where the decision to have a mass burial for the deceased was taken. We set March 11, 2022, for the burial. Some families however begged to bury their dead privately, which we agreed to.”

The Appiate disaster was one that destroyed a whole community, claimed lives, and left several others injured.