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BY: Enoch Darfah Frimpong
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Investigations are underway to establish the cause of a fire outbreak which destroyed the first floor of the administration block of the Mampong Technical College of Education (MAMTECH) on Monday morning.
The cause of fire is yet to be determined but almost the entire first floor was destroyed.
Ten offices were destroyed, Graphic Online gathers.
The fire is said to have started around 8am.
An intervention by personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) prevented the fire from spreading to the ground floor.
No casualties were recorded.
The ground floor and its contents were saved.
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BY: Kwadwo Baffoe Donkor
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The police in Kumasi have picked up two suspects in connection with last Sunday’s fire incident which affected more than 30 shops in a building at Aboabo, in the Asokore-Mampong Municipality.
The suspects, whose identities are being withheld for security reasons, are currently in police custody assisting with investigations.
They are being held for negligently causing the fire which destroyed items worth millions of Ghana cedis.
Confirmation
The Manhyia-Zongo Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mr Kwaku Buah, who confirmed the arrest to the Daily Graphic, said due to the nature of the environment and the value of items destroyed, “it would not be prudent to disclose their identities for now.”
Kaneshie Market Catches Fire, Traders Run For Their Lives
Kaneshie Market Catches Fire, Traders Run For Their Lives
A portion of the Kaneshie Central Market in Accra has reportedly been burnt. The sad event took place at dawn.
It is unknown what the cause of the inferno is but this comes a few days after the Kantamanto market in the Central Business District of Accra was gutted under strange circumstances.
Some of the traders expressed suspicion that it could be a case of arson and, so, called for thorough investigations into the disaster.
Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have been called to the scene and the situation is calm.
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‘Interference’ of NADMO during firefight affects us – GNFS Commander
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has expressed worry over what they claim as continuous interference of personnel from the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) during fire outbreaks, saying the two institutions normally clash in the line of duty.
A spokesperson for the Ashanti Regional Fire Command, DOIII Desmond Ackah, complained a trend of influx of NADMO officials at various fire scenes seriously delay the firefight.
Mr. Ackah cited examples of scenes where NADMO personnel take over the official duties of fire officers, who are mandated and trained fire-fighting and secure accident victims from various emergency situations.