Fire has gutted some shops around the State Insurance Company (SIC) mall located at Makola in the central business district, Accra.
The inferno, which occurred today; Christmas Day, has left many items of the shops destroyed.
Three out of the five floors of shops had their stocks completely burnt with the other two salvaged.
It is unclear yet what may have led to the fire, but personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) had a difficult time bringing the fire under control because of the flow of electricity at the time.
Deputy Chief Officer Kweku Manu Afful , the Director of Operations at the GNFS , told Citi News only a duty officer sustained an injury, and has been sent to the hospital for treatment.
Aside from this, there has been no other casualty.
“What made the fire fighting difficult was that electricity was flowing throughout the fire fighting. We called the ECG officials to cut off the power which they did, yet we had challenges because our men were receiving shocks.”
“The duty officer sustained injuries. He had cuts on his hand and face from a broken glass, but he has been taken to the hospital. Apart from that, all our men are intact. There are no casualties and no one has died, he added.
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By: citinewsroom.com |Ghana
