The PRO of the Ghana National Fire Service, Ellis Robinson Oko disclosed the major challenge that befell then during the fire outbreak at the three-Storey building at Makola market on Monday, July 5, 2021.
And according to him, there was no water flowing through the fire hydrants.
But according to him, the Fire Service cannot be blamed for the nonfunctioning water hydrants that made it difficult for them to douse the fire.
The PRO laid the blame on the actions and inactions of some state agencies such as the Ghana Water Company, Electricity Company of Ghana, and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly who made it difficult for the firefight.
He spoke on Accra-based Starr FM, where he said; “We didn’t run out of water. The problem is all the fire hydrants didn’t have water in them so we had to rely on water from circle and Alajo. It’s the responsibility of the water company to manage the fire hydrants. We don’t manage fire hydrants”.
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“As at the time the fire happened, all the hydrants were not flowing. The water company didn’t tell us why they shut it yesterday. We couldn’t leave our duty to go ask Ghana Water Company why there was no water in our hydrants so we did what was required at the time and that’s what we did. It’s rather unfortunate that everyone is blaming us but let’s look at the situation on the ground before blaming the fire service.”
It’s quiet sad that a Fire Service Station situated just about 300m away from the Makola mall where a building was razed by fire on Monday, July 5, 2021, allegedly could not quench the fire promptly because their trucks did not have fuel and water.
The fire which reportedly started around 9:30 in the morning destroyed shops, stalls, and goods as it blazed for hours.
Ewurama Acheampoma