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Fire has gutted Melcom's warehouse and service centre at the North
Industrial area in Accra.
According to the staff on duty, the fire started at dawn, around 3:30am.
The Melcom service centre stores mostly, the shop's electrical gadgets.
Fire fighters at the incident are struggling to get inside the
facility to put the fire out because according to them, the building
has tilted from the roof and there is a possibility that it could cave
in on them.
The staff also allege they called the fire service when it started but
they only arrived after 6am.
It is unclear yet what started the fire but this is the fourth major
fire outbreak this year.
On Friday, another fire outbreak at a residence in Osu in Accra,
claimed the life of a 6 year old instantly while a 9 month old baby
who sustained serious injuries died later at the hospital.
The Ghana National Fire Service has warned Ghanaians to exercise
cautionwhen using potentially inflammable devices in their homes
especially during the harmattan season.
The Deputy Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Service, Prince
Anaglatey, has told Citi News in an interview that fire outbreaks in
the country in 2015 will significantly decrease if people improve
their "safety culture."
Credit: citimonline.com
