Tag: Ghana National Fire Service
Odumase blast: Regional Minister orders probe, donates GHC5,000 to each victim
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has directed security agencies to conduct a thorough investigation into the recent explosion at Odumase, near Konongo...
Odumasi fire outbreak: Death toll now three, five firefighters injured [Update]
The death toll from the devastating fire outbreak at Odumasi near Konongo in the Ashanti Region, has risen to three, officials have confirmed.
The incident...
Kumasi: One dead, three rescued as building collapses at Sokoban
One person has been confirmed dead, and three others were rescued after a one-storey building collapsed at the Sokoban Wood Village in Kumasi during...
Seven dead, 31 injured in Accra-Kumasi highway crash
At least seven people have been killed in an accident on the Accra-Kumasi Highway at Obretema near Suhum early Saturday morning, officials have confirmed.
The...
Fire consumes four shops at Ayigya in Kumasi; cause unknown
A fire outbreak has reduced four shops to ashes at Ayigya in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
The incident occurred around 7 pm...
Fire guts 12 shops at Obuasi Central Market; cause unknown
A raging fire engulfed portions of the Obuasi Central Market, destroying at least 12 shops and rendering traders helpless.
Authorities said they got calls about...
Five arrested following Racecourse Market fire; 180 shops gutted
A massive blaze at Racecourse Market at Bantama in Kumasi, turned even more chaotic as at least five people were arrested for assaulting personnel...
Bono Region: Cigarette ignites fatal fire in Fiapre; 2 killed, eight...
A fire outbreak at Fiapre in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region resulted in the tragic deaths of two people, disaster officials...
Western Region: Surge in ‘galamsey’ hampering water supply for firefighting efforts...
The Western Region faces a significant challenge in maintaining an effective water supply for continuous firefighting due to ongoing illegal gold mining (galamsey) activities...
Accra: Mad Club and Restaurant faces closure for unauthorized naked flames;...
The proprietor of Mad Club and Restaurant, located at Lagos Avenue opposite Mensvic Hotel in Accra, has been summoned by the Ghana National Fire...