29th August 2022 12:09:37 PM
2 mins readCentral Regional Fire Service Commander, John Amarlai Amartey, has expressed concern about the widespread use of substandard gas cylinders in Ghana.
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According to him, due to difficulties associated with using a faulty cylinder, some individuals end up using stones to adjust leaking gas cylinders instead of changing the seals and regulators.
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John Amarlai Amartey noted that such actions easily lead to fire outbreaks.
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“You go to some homes where faulty cylinders are not worked on, people use stones to put on their cylinders in their bid to avoid leakages. These are the things that are causing many domestic fires,†he said this on his working visit to the Effutu Municipal Assembly in the Central Region.
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He revealed that the region has recorded an increase in fire outbreaks, from 502 cases in 2021 to 608 cases in 2022.
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The Fire Officer, therefore, entreated Ghanaians to contribute their quota to minimise the rising numbers of fire outbreaks resulting from faulty cylinders, by
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using good and functioning ones.
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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.
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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.
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Thirty-five lives have been lost so far this year to fire outbreaks.
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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.
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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.â€
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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.
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“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.
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Source: The Independent Ghana
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