Fire Officer - Ghana News Express

A major fire outbreak swept through the Kasoa New Market earlier today, destroying several shops and triggering an extensive emergency response by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS).Fire crews from the Kasoa and Weija stations were the first to arrive, supported by reinforcements from across the Greater Accra Region. Nearly ten fire tenders were deployed, including units from Legon, Madina, Dansoman, and the Flagstaff House (Jubilee House). All available fire pumps in Accra were mobilised to contain the inferno and prevent it from spreading to nearby structures.Eyewitnesses and videos circulating on social media showed thick plumes of smoke rising over the market as flames tore through sections of the busy commercial centre. Firefighting efforts continued into the evening, with personn...

Assistant Station Officer (ASO), Mr Ofori Collins, Hohoe Municipal Fire Safety Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), has urged the public to avoid recycling of rusty gas cylinders by repainting. He said repainting only beautifies the outer surface of the cylinders and did not make the cylinder new. ASO Ofori during a sensitisation forum at the St. Augustine Catholic Church, Hohoe, urged the faithful not to overfill their gas cylinders with the intention that it would last. He said the attendants knew the standards each cylinder could take hence they should avoid purchasing gas beyond the limits of their cylinders. ASO Ofori also urged the faithful not to put stones on the regulators of their gas cylinders but changed them once they noticed it developed a fault to p...

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Inferno Ravages Kasoa New Market as 10 Fire Tenders Battle Blaze

Officer cautions public against repainting rusty gas cylinders