A total of 12 people were killed and 30 injured in 3,576 fire outbreaks recorded nationwide from Janu­ary to June this year, according to statistics from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS). This represents a decrease compared to the same period last year when 18 deaths and 90 injuries were reported from 3,448 fire outbreaks. The estimated cost of dam­ages during this period was GH¢83,591,961.25, while GH¢60,190,209.00 worth of prop­erties were saved. The Deputy Public Relations Of­ficer (PRO) of the Ghana National Fire Service, Divisional Officer Grade Three (DOIII) Desmond Ackah, disclosed this information to the Ghanaian Times in Accra, Tuesday. He identified some of the major causes of fires as electrical faults from appliances, gas leakages from improper use of LPG stoves and cylinders, indiscriminate burning of refuse, misuse of naked lights such as mosquito coils, candles, lighters, and matches, lightning, and deliberate acts.