General News of Wednesday, 8 January 2020Source: Myjoyonline.com243 fire outbreaks already recorded in 2020 - GNFSFile photoThe Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has recorded over 200 cases of fire within 11 days, Assistant Station Officer at Service Michael Walter Okai has revealed. He stated that the fires occurred between the period 24th December to 3rd January and covered reports from across the country. “Normally carelessness has been the major cause of fire outbreaks in the country,” he said. Fire outbreaks have been rampant of late in the country with most recent fires occurring at Agbogloshie and Achimota all in Accra. He also cautioned the public against calling on the media instead of the fire service during fire outbreaks as he stated that reaching out to firemen in time could save matters.

Source: GhanaWeb January 08, 2020 07:52 UTC