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The Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service (GNFRS) is an agency under the Ghanaian Ministry of the Interior, constituting Ghana's nationwide fire service.It was established under Act 219 to Extinguish fires and provide humanitarian services and re-established by Act 537 in 1997 with a broad objective of prevention and management of undesired fires and other related matters. [1]
[11] [3] [5] Others were damaged by fire in the aftermath of the explosion. [4] At least 380 residents were left without shelter. [8] Around 100 road vehicles were also damaged by the blast. [5] A Power Distribution Services Ghana (PDSG) electricity transformer was located close to the site of the incident and was badly damaged. [6]
The source of the explosion is unknown though believed to have occurred in the station's fuel tanks. One survivor stated that the power had gone out before the explosion, but after the power was restored, they heard a "pop" and then the fire erupted. [3] About 96 people were taking shelter at the station before they were killed by the fire. [3]
Social media photos showed Bass posing for photographs at a reception hosted by the United States ambassador to Ghana at around 12 p.m. L.A. time, an hour and a half after the fire began, The Los ...
In November 2019, YEN.com.gh received the title of Best Online News Portal at the National Communications Awards in Accra, 2019. [10]According to Alexa Top Sites rankings by country, Yen.com.gh ranks thirteen in Ghana and is very popular among Ghanaians and people in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, South Africa, Netherlands, France and many other countries.
Ghana formed the National Disaster Management Organisation in 1996, [3] backed by an act of Parliament (Act 927) to manage disasters and emergencies. This was after Ghana had responded to the United Nations Declaration GAD 44/236 of 1989 declaring 1990 to 1999 as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR).
Ghana covers an area of 239,567 km 2 (92,497 sq mi), spanning diverse ecologies, from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 35 million inhabitants, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa. The capital and largest city is Accra; other significant cities include Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi.
Following the event Ghana's president, John Agyekum Kufuor, called for three days of mourning. The Ghana Premier Football League suspended play for a month. [ 6 ] Since 2001, corporations and philanthropists, including Herbert Mensah , who was Asante Kotoko chairman from 1999 to 2003, have memorialized this tragedy with the Stadium Disaster ...