THE swift action by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at Koforidua on Tuesday saved a 16-room compound house and its occupants at Koforidua Zongo from being destroyed in a fire outbreak.
The blaze which occurred in the evening, was put out within a few minutes by the firemen who immediately rushed to the scene after a distress call from the occupants.
It, however, caused slight damage to two of the rooms whose roofs were burnt.
The action of the firemen earned them commendation from the Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo when he on behalf of the regional office of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), presented roofing sheets and other items such as buckets, mattresses and blankets to the victims.
Mr Ofosu-Ampofo who was accompanied by Mr Ekwow Blankson, the Deputy Chief Fire Officer incharge of the Eastern Region, the New Juaben Municipal Director of NADMO, Mr Peter Kwadwo Oppong and other officials from the Regional Coordination Council (RCC), said the immediate response of the firemen averted a catastrophe.
He gave the assurance that the RCC would do its best to ensure that fire fighting equipment was made available in the region to manage fire outbreaks.
He said such a high sense of responsibility exhibited by the firemen was worth of emulation by all those placed in responsible positions to avert disasters.
One of the two occupants of the house, Madam Fati Aliu who had the roof of her rooms burnt, was happy that NADMO came to their rescue to enable them to re-roof their room without delay.
An opinion leader of the Koforidua Zongo Community, Alhaji Ibrahim Buruhua expressed his satisfaction at the quick response of the fire personnel and said they should be given the necessary assistance to perform creditably.
Present at the ceremony was the chief of the Moshie community, Mr Ahmadu Mamah.
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