Source: Nana Anfreh DAMANATA
The Wenchi Municipal Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has recorded a total of eight
(8) fire outbreaks from January 1 to January 24.
DO II Mr. Eric Boateng, the Wenchi Municipal Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service disclosed
this in an interview with the media here in Wenchi.
He mentioned that fire outbreaks in the Municipality included 3 domestic, 2 vehicular and 3 bushfires.
DO II, Mr Eric Boateng called on the general public to handle naked fire with care to control fire outbreaks
in the country.
He explained that causes of fire outbreaks in the country included, cigarette smokers, hunters, charcoal
burners, bee keepers, (Atwiefo) group hunters, palm wine tappers and farmers in general.
DO II, Mr Eric Boateng therefore urged cigarette smokers, hunters, charcoal burners, bee keepers and
farmers in general to be careful in handling fires and materials that could easily catch fire.
For his part Zonal Coordinator for the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), DCO,
Yahaya Baro, cautioned the public to avoid keeping inflammable materials in their house, offices, shops
because it could easily catch fire.
He advised landlords/ land ladies and tenants to remember to switch off electrical gadgets before they
leave for work.
