Python encounter triggers deadly blast at Tarkwa tailings site – Police

The Western Central Regional Police Command has launched investigations into an explosion at a tailings site in Aboso near Tarkwa that claimed three lives and left three others injured, with preliminary findings pointing to the suspected illegal storage of explosives.

The Western Central Regional Police Command says officers responded to the scene immediately after receiving reports of the explosion and have since begun investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Residents have been urged to report any suspected illegal storage or handling of explosives to the nearest police station as investigations continue.