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The Ashanti Region was on Wednesday evening thrown into a state of shock when an Agro-chemical warehouse belonging to K. Gyasi Farms in Kumasi exploded. The incident which occurred at about 9pm at Atwima Boko, a suburb of Kumasi, has also made breathing difficult for several residents because of the stench that came out of the exploded chemicals. Narrating the explosion to Peace FM News thursday morning, Sampson Kwame Nyamekye, Ashanti Regional correspondent, described the incident as a national disaster and has pleaded that officials of the National Disaster Management Organisation(NADMO) come in to assist residents who are not aware of the effects of the dangerous chemicals they are breathing in. He said most of the residents very close to the warehouse are evacuating to avoid the poisonous inhalation. According to Sampson Nyamekye several sorrounding towns in the city including; Santase,Kwadaso,Abuakwa,Twedie,Tanoso,Asuyeboa and other towns have all been affected by the explosion. Apparently, an eight month old baby has been admitted at the hospital due to the effect of the smoke. Cause of the explosion is however not known yet.