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Fire displaces dozens at Juaso
Juaso, Dec. 13, Ghanadot/GNA - Dozens of people have been
displaced following a fire outbreak that razed down their
house at Juaso in the Asante Akim South District on
Wednesday.
Property and cash were consumed by the fire despite the
swift response by neighbours to put it out pending the
arrival of Fire Service personnel.
It took a combined team of Fire Service personnel from
Konongo and Ejisu close to three hours to bring the fire
under control that had already engulfed the entire building.
According to an eyewitness who gave her name as Ama who is
an occupant of the house, she was outside preparing meal
around 1230 hours when she saw smoke rising above the
building and raised an alarm to attract neighbours.
There were no casualties and the over 20 occupants of the
house are putting up with friends and relatives pending
assistance from the National Disaster Management
Organization (NADMO).
Mr. Asamoah Douglas, Station Officer at the District Office
of the Ghana National Fire Service, told the Ghana News
Agency that his outfit would investigate the cause of the
fire.
He blamed the extent of damage to the building to lack of
fire hydrant in the area, saying fire fighters had to go
back to Konongo on three occasions to fill their vehicle.
GNA
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