CENTRAL MEDICAL STORES HAD NO FIRE SAFETY CERTIFICATES

The fire-ravaged Central Medical Stores had no

fire safety certificate, an interim investigative
report on the over 48-hour old fire outbreak has
revealed.
About Gh¢237 million worth of drugs and other
equipment at Ghana’s largest drug storage
depot has gone down the drain in the wildfire.
Speaking to Starr Today, Thursday, the
chairman of the Fire Service Council Alhaji
Amadu Sorogo, said he cannot confirm or deny
that aspect of the report, but eventually it will
be made public.
A Fire Safety Certificate is to prove conformity
to the approved rules of safety at an
establishment.
Starrfmonline.com understands the interim
report will be submitted Friday for onward
action to be taken on it.
Firefighters took over 38 hours to douse the fire
although pockets of it are still obvious at the
scene that has brought the Central Market Stores
to ground zero.
The fire, which has been described as a
“disaster” by the Ghana Health Service has put
Ghana’s healthcare sector in a dire position as
the stock available at the regional stores could
last for only three months.
About 15 fire tenders from the Tema Oil
Refinery, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority,
and the Military are aiding the Ghana National
Fire Service to fight the wildfire.