Tag Archives: OUTBREAK

A 48-year-old woman and her two children have been burnt to death in a fire disaster at Asuyeboah North near Kwadaso in the Ashanti Region. One person who sustained severe injuries has been admitted at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for treatment. Madam Felicia believed to be in her late …

Over 200 wooden structures have been razed down by fire at Kofi Togo near Adjiringanor, a suburb of Accra. About 150 structures close to the scene of the fire have been salvaged by the personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service. It is not clear what started the fire but …

But for the timely intervention of an officer of the Ghana National Fire Service during an explosion of an ECG Transformer at the Nkrumah Flats at Larterbiokorshie, a different story would have been told on Monday, June 20. Apart from single-handedly fighting to douse the fire, the Officer, Assistant Division …

A fire incident in Lagos State has stalled the appeal trial of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, at an Ikeja Special Offences Court. It was gathered that the inferno made it impossible for Evans and others to reach the court on Friday. The notorious kidnapper is facing trial …

Ritz Junction, a suburb of Madina, Accra, has been devastated by a fire outbreak which happened in the early hours of Sunday, June 6, 2022. At least 100 wooden structures and metal containers at Ritz Junction were affected by the fire, with some of these structures being completely destroyed. The …

Monkeypox, a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, occurs very infrequently and in very scattered locations in parts of Africa. There are two clades (or types) of the virus: a West Africa (WA) clade in which 1 to 3.6 out of 100 infected patients die (1% to 3.6% mortality) and …

There is a reported fire outbreak at the Central Business District of Accra. According to multiple reports the Opera Square Cinema at Makola in Accra has been engulfed in flames. Videos from the scene sighted by GhanaWeb flames pushing out of the windows of the multistory structure. There is also …

An 11-year-old girl Tuntaya Abdul-Samed has been burnt to death in a domestic fire outbreak at Meduma in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti region. The incident occurred around 1:57 pm Tuesday, April 5, 2022. The regional Public Relations Officer for the Ghana National Fire Service, DOIII Peter Addai …

On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, there was a fire outbreak at the building complex that houses our Kisseiman branch near Achimota in the Greater Accra Region. The fire which was detected at 5:11am was successfully extinguished by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) with the support of the …

A fire outbreak that occurred at Kotei on the dawn of Friday, March 11 has claimed the lives of a couple after they were burnt beyond recognition. Mr. Godfred Konyo, about 54, and his wife, Mrs. Happy Danso, 50, were said to have slept when the unfortunate incident occurred. Kwame …