Fire Guts Makola Shopping Mall In Accra

The Makola Shop Mall in Accra gutted with fire on Saturday destroying over 200.The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) said they got to the scene 23:26 but had challenges accessing the fire.

According to them, the place was locked up so they were able to bring the fire under control at 04:00 hours.“Less than two minutes they were here, 23:26 they were here, and they realized that the fire was beyond the ordinary, that is it has really gotten to a fully developed stage so immediately.

So the officer in charge called for multiple pumps.“So in all we used nine firefighting appliers including one RTC pick-up, you know the place is locked with a padlock so we needed equipment that we could cut the padlock and access the fire.

So we were able to bring the fire under control in 04:00 hours,”Dep.

However, they are yet to investigate and know what might have caused the fire.But, during a visit to the market, Mayor of Accra Elizabeth Sackey advised shop owners to take fire education seriously to avert future occurrence.