The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has revealed that over 200 wooden structures have been destroyed at Kofi Togo near Adjiringanor, a suburb of Accra, due to a fire outbreak.

The fire incident happened on Friday evening,  August 12, 2022.

According to the Fire Service, no casualties have been recorded and the Service managed to save about 150 structures from being destroyed.

This was as result of the four fire appliances from Legon, Headquarters, Madina and Adenta fire stations used to fight the inferno.

Currently, it is unknown what may have caused the fire.

FIRE OUTBREAKS IN 2022

The Ghana National Fire Service has revealed that 20 fire outbreaks were recorded on a daily basis during the first half of the year.

In total, 3,678 fire outbreaks have been recorded, representing a 21.38% increase from 3030 fire cases recorded during the same period in 2021.

The Ashanti Region recorded the most cases (772), representing 19.63% of the total cases. With 690 cases, the Greater Accra Region ranked second. The Volta Region recorded the least figure with 16 cases.

Thirty-five lives have been lost so far this year to fire outbreaks, the National Fire Service said in a statement sighted by The Independent Ghana.

“I85 deaths were recorded through road traffic collision incidents as against 2022 for the same period in 2021. 17 lives also perished through other rescue missions (flooding, depths, and heights rescue) as against 14 for the same period in 2021,” the Service added.

The number of rescued cases also grew this year to 84 from 71 recorded in 2021.

According to the Service, the harmattan weather experienced from January to March played a role in the number of fire cases recorded as well as the non-adherence to fire safety precautions.

Causes of the fire outbreaks included “electrical faults which stem from circuit overload; arcing: short circuits; inferior cables; compromised or poorly done electrical installations; over-aged wires and earthing problems: Gas leakages; unattended cooking: unattended lit candles; mosquito coils: matches und poorly done hot works from welding and deliberate acts.”

Source: The Independent Ghana