Some residents of Dansoman Roundabout near Zodiac in Accra assaulted fire officers after they reportedly arrived at the scene of a blaze without the necessary fire engine to combat the growing flames.
In a video posted by EDHUB on the social media platform X, furious residents are shown physically attacking fire officers for their inability to control the fierce blaze that had consumed a residential structure.
In 2023, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) issued a caution, stating that communities that assault their officers during emergency operations risk being blacklisted.
This warning came after a troubling incident at the O.A. Travel and Tours terminal at Kwame Nkrumah Circle, where unidentified individuals, angered by the perceived delay in the Fire Service’s response, began throwing stones at the fire trucks.
The situation was eventually brought under control when the police intervened, enabling the firefighters to proceed with their duties.