December 2022 recorded 624 fire outbreaks-GNFS
According to the GNFS, December 2022 has recorded 57 more fire outbreaks representing 10.1% than that of 2021 which recorded 567.
Prosper Kwaku Selassy Agbitor 
A report by the Ghana National Fire Service(GNFS) indicated that December 2022 recorded some 624 reported cases of fire outbreaks nationwide.
According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), the occurrence for December 2022 has seen an increase of 57 more than in 2021(567) representing 10.1% in just December, 2022 as against the same month (567) last year.
Also, 210 and 153 out-on-arrival cases were recorded respectively for December 2022 and December 2021 representing an increase of 37.3%.
The GNFS in a statement also said November 2022 saw some 375 fires recorded.
The Service said it recorded 226 fires between Sunday, 25th and Saturday 31st, December 2022 which gives credence to a steep rise in fires from November 2022 to December 2022.
Ashanti Region recorded the highest of 36 fires, followed by Accra Region with 34 fires and Tema Region with 33 fires. North-East Region recorded the least of 3 fires.
There were no casualties during all the incidents, the GNFS added.
