Gas filling station explodes near Trade fair centre, many feared injured

A gas filling station near the Trade Fair Center in Accra has exploded injuring many with suspected number of people dead.

It is unclear what may have caused the explosion but eyewitnesses say a number of people who were at the filling station during the time of the explosion.

The fire service have arrived at the scene to bring the huge flames under control but reports from the scene indicate that after the explosion thick black smoke was billowing into the sky.

Five persons are feared dead.