Fire razes seven-bedroom apartment at Tafo

A seven-bedroom residential apartment at Nkontwima in the Tafo Municipality of the Ashanti Region has been razed by fire. The cause of the fire has been identified as a deep freezer been connected to a faulty socket. Fortunately, the occupants made up of children and adults were able to escape the fury of the fire unscathed when the neighboours came to their aide at 9 am on February 18, 2023. Bremang Fire Commander, D.O 3 Selase Prosper Avevor, narrating the incident to Citi News, asserted that sparks were ignited due to the combustible materials in the room in which the deep freezer was situated and connected to the faulty socket. The sparks then ignited a fire and spread to the other rooms. He further added that there was so much damage done to the properties at the time the fire department got to the scene because the occupants, as well as neighbours, tried to put out the fire by themselves.

D.O 3 Selase Prosper Avevor admonished the general public to be very cautious when dealing with electricity and connecting gadgets which appear to be faulty to high-voltage electricity to prevent fire outbreaks.