A portion of the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu's private residence at Adjiringanor has been destroyed by fire.

The incident happened about 11:30am on Friday, September 2, 2022.

The timely intervention of the Ghana National Fire Service prevented further spread of the fire.

Per reports, only one rooms got destroyed. Again, no casualty was recorded.

Meanwhile, the cause of the fire is unknown.

Meanwhile, Mr Jinapor is currently attending the largest African-focused mining conference in Perth, Western Australia.

Recently, the Ghana National Fire Service has revealed that 20 fire outbreaks were recorded on a daily basis during the first half of the year.

In total, 3,678 fire outbreaks have been recorded, representing a 21.38% increase from 3030 fire cases recorded during the same period in 2021.

Thirty-five lives have been lost so far this year to fire outbreaks.

According to the Service, the harmattan weather experienced from January to March played a role in the number of fire cases recorded as well as the non-adherence to fire safety precautions.

Causes of the fire outbreaks included “electrical faults which stem from circuit overload; arcing: short circuits; inferior cables; compromised or poorly done electrical installations; over-aged wires and earthing problems: Gas leakages; unattended cooking: unattended lit candles; mosquito coils: matches and poorly done hot works from welding and deliberate acts.”

Although the Ghana National Fire Service has assured its commitment to protecting the lives of citizens, it has entreated the public to remain cautious when dealing with inflammable objects.

“The Service notwithstanding this increase in the number of fire and related incidents in the first half year of 2022 is poised with the support of the public to assiduously work to reduce the rate of fires through its continuous and intensified public fire safety education,” the Service said.