Due to the risks it poses to nearby residents, a resident of McCarthy Hill in the Weija-Gbawe municipality has voiced worry over the functioning of a bakery in the region.
She said that in addition to the facility's noise pollution, the smell of baked goods and trucks releasing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) were hazards to her, particularly because she shared a wall with the building.
Georgina Addae complained to Patrick Kwesi Brako Kumor, the chief executive of the Weija-Gbawe Municipality, on May 23, 2022, stating: "I am troubled day and night by the numerous gases and odours coming from the bakery. There is a constant stream of noise coming from the bakery workers as well.
Unsuccessful
She added that delivery vans started at 5 a.m. each, and that she had made repeated attempts to talk to her neighbour, who ran the bakery, about how it affected her, but to no avail.
Ms. Addae said that the facility was upsetting her and her family since the strong aroma of baked bread prevented her from opening any of her windows.
I am awakened up multiple times a night by a combination of everything I have already said, and I am losing sleep over this regularly," she added.
She consequently asked that the baking business be stopped down because the region contained residential amenities and that "such large-scale activity shouldn't be allowed" in light of the difficulties stated.
The letter stated, "I hope that this be addressed with the utmost haste by competent authorities as this has become a severe issue that is hurting my household on a regular basis.
Fear
When trucks arrived at the factory to release their contents, which are utilised in the baking, Ms. Addae told the Daily Graphic that this was her worst nightmare.
"When a car pulls up and releases LPG, we start to get nervous. You are aware that this is risky since anything may happen, including an accident or explosion, neither of which would be good for any of us. It may be frightening, I assure you. I'm here with my kids," she said.
When asked what had transpired following her letter to the local assembly, she replied that the environmental health officer had invited her and a representative from the bakery to a meeting on the matter.
After the meeting, she said that the officer had instructed them to return home and that the environmental officer would contact them once more.
Assembly
The municipality's environmental health officer, who declined to provide her name to the Daily Graphic, acknowledged that she had invited the parties to a meeting and that she would follow up with them.
She assured them that the assembly will contact them later because the situation was still being looked into.
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