Traders in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, are counting their losses following a huge fire that destroyed parts of the country’s biggest open-air market this morning. The fire at Bakara market burnt for more than five hours before it was contained. It broke out at around 04:00 local time, but it was not until daybreak that a … Read more
play videoIt took 11 fire engines to bring the over three-hour blaze under control A huge blaze Sunday engulfed a fuel storage depot at Ashaiman Tulaku near the Timber Market and destroyed 12 tankers loaded with products. It is unclear what might have caused the inferno, however, firemen called to fight the blaze suspect the … Read more
The Ashanti Command of the Ghana National Fire Service says it will strictly enforce fire safety laws as part of its activities to avert preventable fire outbreaks in the region. Regional Fire Commander, DCFO Semekor Fiadzo, says effective March 2017, his outfit will ensure individuals and institutions violating fire safety laws are penalised. The Ashanti … Read more
Fire yesterday swept through the Sikkens Scrap Line, near Agbogbloshie in Accra, razing down some shops and destroying valuables running into thousands of Ghana cedis. It took the swift response of personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) to prevent the fire from spreading beyond the area. No life was lost, but some structures … Read more
The Upper West Command of the Ghana National Fire Service has moved to close down fuel and gas filling stations in the region which are operating without the appropriate fire safety equipment. Speaking to the media after a random inspection of a number of stations in Wa, the regional capital, Regional Commander of the service, … Read more
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) on Thursday afternoon closed down a gas station at Achiama in the Ga West District of the Greater Accra Region. The Service had to react swiftly to reports of leakage at the gas station on Wednesday. District Chief Fire Officer Ebenezer Simpson told TV3’s Nina Awurabena Antwi-Kusi during the … Read more
A lit fire-cracker razed a cold store at the Ashaiman market on Wednesday evening, the owner of the store has alleged. The shop owner, Rose Fummey, told Citi News she heard a loud explosion of fire-crackers moments after seeing fire lit by a woman who sells fire-crackers close to her store. “A woman sells fire-crackers … Read more
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has appealed to the public to adhere strictly to basic fire safety measures to help reduce the occurrence of fire outbreaks in the wake of the intensification of the dry season, otherwise known as the harmattan. Speaking to the Daily Graphic in Accra yesterday, the Deputy Public Relations Officer … Read more
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has said it has trained a lot of firefighters across the country to curb any incident of fire outbreak. It said, its trained officers will educate farmers in the country as well as the general public on safety fire measures and effective fire management skills. The Deputy Public Relations … Read more
But for the timely intervention of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), the Accra financial Centre located at Ridge would have been engulfed by fire. The fire which affected the signage of the centre could not extend to other parts of the building following a prompt response by the GNFS which quickly deployed a team … Read more
But for the timely intervention of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), the Accra financial Centre located at Ridge would have been engulfed by fire. The fire which affected the signage of the centre could not extend to other parts of the building following a prompt response by the GNFS which quickly deployed a team … Read more
Over 500 residents of Apagya-Dagombaline in Kumasi have lost their homes. Over 500 residents of Apagya-Dagombaline in Kumasi have been displaced after fire destroyed their residential structures. No casualty was recorded but property worth thousands of Cedis were lost to the fire. Firefighters had a tough time accessing the area to douse the inferno because … Read more
Over 500 residents of Apagya-Dagombaline in Kumasi have been displaced after fire destroyed their residential structures. No casualty was recorded but property worth thousands of Cedis were lost to the fire. Firefighters had a tough time accessing the area to douse the inferno because of the unplanned nature of the place. Affected residents believe an … Read more
The Ghana Fire Service has revealed there was no water running through the fire hydrants around the site of the Labadi gas explosion on Thursday evening. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, the Director of Public Affairs, Billy Anaglate said this forced the fire trucks to move all the way to Makola in Accra to … Read more
A total of 127 lives have been lost to fire in the Brong-Ahafo Region over the last five years; 2011 – 2016. Assistant Chief Fire Officer (ACFO) Tonny Gomez, the Regional Fire Officer, who announced this said property, costing about GHs22,011,322.11 was also destroyed. He was speaking at the launch of Regional Home Fire Safety … Read more
The Ashanti Regional Fire Command has advised the public to adhere to basic fire safety principles to avert domestic and industrial fire outbreaks this harmattan season. The season is characterized by rise in atmospheric temperature and low atmospheric moisture content which tends to make more fuels available to burn at the passage of any flammable front. … Read more
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has deployed task force to ensure that institutions comply with basic fire rules and regulations to curb the prevalence of domestic fires. This move by the Service has become necessary due to the upsurge in fires at home and some hospitality facilities in the country. The Fire Precaution (Premises) … Read more