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GOIL says it is shocked by the devastating fire that hit its Kwame Nkrumah Circle service station and shares in the pain of families and friends who lost their loved ones.

A statement released by the Board, Management and Staff of the oil marketing company Thursday June 4 said it is committed to finding the cause of the disaster that claimed about 200 lives.

“We assure you that even though GOIL has lost 8 members of ‘our family’, we are fully committed to partnering all stakeholders in all investigations surrounding this disaster”, the statement said.

Dozens drowned Wednesday evening as heavy rains hit hard in Accra.

In the midst of the torrential rains, tens of passengers, drivers and petrol station attendants were also burnt to death in a horrifying fire incident at the GOIL fuel station near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle.

Most of the deceased persons were seeking refuge at the filling station and houses and shops nearby but were burnt to death when an explosion occurred at the station.

Read below the full statement by GOIL.

The evening of Wednesday, 3rd June, 2015 goes down as a dark day in the annals of GOIL and our dear nation Ghana. We the Board, Management and Staff remain totally shocked and share in the pain of all families and friends who lost their loved ones during the unfortunate fire gutting incident near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle and its surrounding area, including our GOIL service station: A station that has stood by its clients, offering 24 hour service through thick and thin over decades.

Our hearts go out to all the bereaved families and the entire people of Ghana. We assure you that even though GOIL has lost 8 members of “our family”, we are fully committed to partnering all stakeholders in all investigations surrounding this disaster.

GOIL - in the service of the nation. GOIL, Good Energy!