Story; Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu, Takoradi
A One-storey building housing the wholesale outlet of Brenya & Sons Book and Stationery Depot in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis in the Western Region caught fire last Monday night, destroying book stocks estimated to cost thousands of Ghana Cedis.
The belongings of occupants of the first floor of the building were also destroyed by the fire.
The fire was believed to have been caused as a result of power fluctuations in the area.
It took firemen from the Ghana National Fire Service, the Air Force and Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority about 45 minutes to control it.
The caretaker of the depot, who was called to the scene, after helplessly watching the fire destroy stocks of books that had been delivered to the warehouse just three days earlier, collapsed and was rushed to the hospital.
Due to the many exposed bare cables in the building, the firemen could not immediately spray water on the burning building and so called the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to cut off power supply to the area.
The fire fighters, led by the Chief Operations Officer of the regional fire station, Mr Joseph Tamakloe, was able to rescue the residents on the top floor.
He said the cause of the fire was not immediately known.
An eyewitness told the Daily Graphic that whilst on the top floor, she saw smoke coming out of the ground floor and in no time flames developed.
She said fortunately, a fire service officer who had then closed from work chanced upon the fire and immediately called firemen at his office, who arrived promptly.
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