Some residents of Kaase in the Ashanti Region threw caution to the wind as they siphoned diesel from a tanker that toppled over on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many stored several drums of diesel in their homes before the Police and Fire Service personnel could get to the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The long vehicle carrying fifty-four thousand litres of diesel fell off as it negotiated a curve leading to the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport Company premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe main road had been blocked and the only alternative was this rough road and he didn\u2019t get it right so the thing got down,\u201d ADO II Ebenezer Graham explained the cause of the accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It took the effort of the Police and Fire Service personnel to control the number of people trooping to the area to siphon fuel to their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
David fixes sliding doors nearby. He has a bucket in hand. With the foam in it, he soaks the diesel and squeezes the content into the bucket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is not deterred by the presence of the Police in carrying through with the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dI was called that our cocoa is ready for harvesting so I had to rush here. The Police were preventing us but we found our way. Tomorrow, the kids will go to school so I need the money. If things were good, we wouldn\u2019t have risked our lives here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n