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GNFS Warns Estate Developers Over High-Rise Buildings

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Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has served a notice to the Ghanaian populace, particularly estate developers, that “it is currently incapable of dealing with fires in high-rise buildings.” The GNFS’s warning follows the recent fire that gutted Grenfell Tower in the United Kingdom (UK) where even with all their sophisticated fire equipment, over 20 lives were lost … Read more

We Can’t Fight Fire Above 5 Floors

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The Ghana National Fire Service is currently incapable of dealing with fires in high-rise buildings. The modern equipment of the service cannot fight fires beyond five floors of any building. This means any building beyond five floors cannot be saved should it be on fire. This is frightening, considering the current increase in high-rise buildings in … Read more