The Ghana National Fire Service has finally brought the raging fire that engulfed the Ghana Revenue Authority building near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle under control.
The fire, which lasted for about two-and-half hours, started around 8 am and though there were two fire tenders immediately deployed to the scene with personnel it took over an hour for them to start fighting the fire.
Elis Robinson Okoe, the Public Relations Officer of the GNFS explaining the reason for the delay start in fighting the fire said they had to do a thorough assessment of the situation before jumping into action.
He said his outfit’s problem was an easy access point to the blaze.
“It is because we don’t have access to the building. They are using the window instead of opening doors and other things so we can pass through and get to the place. Everything was locked. We gained access to the place through the back window,” he said to the media present at the scene.
The PRO also said firemen struggled with access to water saying “the challenge we also have here is that there is no hydrant around here. That is why you see a lot of water tankers around here.”
The cause of the fire is still not known and Elis Robinson Okoe said the service will move to investigate the fire incident.
