GHANA NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE TO INVESTIGATE MELCOM FIRE OUTBREAK CAUSE

As we promised our cherished readers to keep you updated on the fire breakout saga at the melcom stores...the trending news now is that,the Ghana National Fire Service has begun
investigations into the cause of a fire that
ravaged an assembling plant belonging to
supermarket giant Melcom today.
Thousands of goods, including television sets
and electronic appliances were destroyed in
the early morning blaze.
Firefighters took several hours to bring it
under control and Melcom officials say they
are yet to ascertain the cost of damage.
Chief fire officer at the scene, Dr Albert
Brown-Gaisie expressed concern about the
increasing spate of incidents involving Melcom.
Dr Gaisie called on the industries and
institutions install better fire response
mechanisms to minimize the extent of damage
whenever there is a fire outbreak.
The installation of early warning systems for
example, in his opinion, would provide early
indications whenever there is a fire outbreak.
“When some of these industries have early
warning systems, before these fires occur and
get out of hand, there would have been some
indication from an early warning system” he
insisted.
However, he said, most industries are ignoring
the safety measures with impunity.
He appealed to industries who do not have
water on their premises to ensure that
reservoirs be available on their premises,
especially in light of the water situation.
Tragedy struck in 2012 when the Melcom
Achimota branch building collapsed , killing 14
people and injuring over 78. A month later,
fire gutted the Melcom Mall in Agona Swedru.
Police are still investigating a robbery at the
Madina Melcom building , last December, in
which a 53-year-old security man was
murdered in cold blood.

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