Firefighters from the Sekondi Metro Fire Station on Tuesday rescued a one-and-half year old baby girl from a rampaging fire on the 4th floor of an affected 3-storey Naval Base Officers Flat near the Hosanna Methodist Church at Kweikuma Caprice in Sekondi.

The rescue team also saved 23 rooms and their contents (on the 3rd, 2nd, 1st and ground floors), an adjoining one-storey self contained apartment with 7 rooms and 3 saloon cars from total fire ruins.

Only 7 rooms on the 4th floor and their contents including home appliances, furniture, personal effects, etc got severely burnt by the fire.

GNFS was informed about the fire incident via a running call at 09:50 am this morning. The first Crew met the fast spreading blaze at an advanced stage amidst thick smoke emanating from the roofs on the 4th floor of the affected 3 storey Naval Base Officers Flat.

Three additional pumps including (Apremdo, Ghana Navy, and GHAPOHA Fire Engines), 2 Water Tankers made up of Ghana Navy Water Tanker and a Private Water Tanker and a Turn Table Ladder were marshaled to the fire scene to bring the fierce blaze under control at 11:12 am.

The blaze which did not claim any life but was confined to the 4th floor was finally knocked out at 12:43 pm by the plucky Firefighters. Only the kitchen on the 4th floor was partially left burnt with its contents.

The cause of the fierce fire remains under investigation.