A seven-year-old lady died when hearth ravaged an 18-bedroom home at Tindongmolgo, a suburb of Bolgatanga, within the Higher East Area.
The inferno that burnt the compound home, close to the Adabase Junior Excessive College, at about 2pm on Monday, has additionally rendered 40 residents homeless.
The Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Ghana Fireplace Nationwide Service (GNFS), Divisional Officer Grade II (DOII) Nibunu Callistus, who confirmed the incident to the Ghanaian Instances, stated his outfit responded swiftly to a misery name “and managed to salvage about three or so rooms from being gutted.”
He stated the GNFS had not but established the reason for the fireplace, however some eyewitnesses had speculated “fairly although” that it was triggered by kids who tried to make use of a fuel cylinder to cook dinner meals.
In response to the owner, Mr Gilbert Nyaaba Akolgo, however for the fast response from the GNFS, the catastrophe would have escalated and most homes within the space would have been burnt.
He stated that the victims have been traumatised and nonetheless counting their losses as meals stuff, documents, garments and different private belongings working into thousands of Ghana Cedis have been misplaced to the fireplace outbreak.
In the meantime, a group led by the regional GNFS Commander, Assistant Chief Fireplace Officer Grade II (ACFOII), Richard Sagoe, on
Tuesday visited the household of the deceased to commiserate with them on the passing of their daughter.
FROM FRANCIS DABRE DABANG, BOLGATANGA
