General News of Friday, 24 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Fire swept through the Ghana Rubber Products Ltd on Friday morning• The Fire Service was on hand to quickly put it out• One person suffered injuries and is currently receiving treatmentAn early morning fire that swept through portions of the Ghana Rubber Company Limited in Accra was brought under control after a swift response from personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service. According to an eyewitness, the fire started from one of the sections from where takeaway food packs were being produced. “This morning, we received a distress call at 7:36am that there is fire outbreak at Ghana Rubber Products Limited and the fire involved one of their storerooms where they keep their raw materials for the poly packs. Within one minute after the call, we were able to dispatch the first fire appliance to be on the grounds. “In the course of fighting the fire, part of the roofing caved and then one of the workers who was around was injured but however, he was quickly rushed by an ambulance; we had by then called an ambulance,” he explained.

Source: GhanaWeb September 24, 2021 17:26 UTC