{"id":19877,"date":"2021-04-26T09:07:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T09:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=19877"},"modified":"2021-04-26T09:07:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T09:07:44","slug":"dynamite-explosion-kills-illegal-miner-at-akyem-amenam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=19877","title":{"rendered":"Dynamite explosion kills illegal miner at Akyem Amenam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At least, one person has been killed in a dynamite explosion at Akyem Amenam in the Birim North District of the Eastern region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victim whose name was given as Marfo, 45, was trapped in a mining pit when he and three others had returned to check on the state of dynamite they had lit underground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The miners went underground after the dynamite failed to blast at the expected time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The miners have been blasting gold-bearing rocks in the area for some months now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A resident of Amenam, Decent Amedor, has told Joy News that Marfo who is a known illegal miner died on the spot during the unexpected explosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe died in the pit during the blast. His severed left leg was hanging in his Wellington boots when the police team found their bodies,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other three, according to Mr Amedor, sustained severe injuries and are on admission at the Abirem Government Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited at the same hospital for preservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: mynewsghana.net<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your news stories to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least, one person has been killed in a dynamite explosion at Akyem Amenam in the Birim North District of the Eastern region. 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