Last updated on 24 January
The Upper East Regional Office of the
National Disaster Management Organisation has presented some relief items to
Chief Inspector Stephen Amewugah, whose bungalow was recently gutted by fire at
Zuarungu, a suburb in Bolgatanga.
The swift intervention follows an appeal made
by the Upper East Regional Police Command aftermath the incident. The items
include mattresses and mats, sets of blankets, used clothing, bags of rice and
laundry soaps among other toiletries.
Property running into thousands of cedis
were completely destroyed by the fire. It took the timely intervention of
personnel from the Zuarungu fire station to put the raging fire under control
after salvaging some few items.
A quick round the two bedroom bungalow by the
victim, Chief Inspector Stephen Amewugah, witnessed some personal belongings
being burnt beyond recognition leaving the debris.
Narrating the incident to Radio Ghana, Chief
Inspector Amewugah who happens to be the station officer at the Zuarungu police
station said the incident occurred on the evening of Monday January 22nd
when the wife and his three other children were asleep.
He said though the fire
engulfed all his valuables, the family escaped unhurt. According to him, he
first detected the fire from the ceiling of the kitchen before spreading to the
other rooms.
The cause of the fire is yet to be established but Chief Inspector
Amewugah who is still counting his loses suspects that the incident might have
been triggered by an electrical fault.
He was grateful to NADMO, the police and
personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service for their sense of responsiveness.
Presenting the items, the Upper East Regional Coordinator of NADMO, Jerry
Asamane sympathized with the victim and the family and assured them of NADMO’s
support in providing further assistance in due course.
He noted that the relief
items will go a long way to provide some comfort for the time being. On behalf
of the Inspector General of Police, the Bolgatanga Municipal Police Commander,
Chief Superintendent, Samuel Punobyin thanked NADMO for the gesture.
He
described the presentation as timely as it has come to alleviate the plight of
the victim and the family.
He pointed out that his office will do everything
humanly possible to assist their colleague and called on concerned individuals
and groups to come to their aid.
Radio Ghana later engaged the Regional
Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service, Assistant Chief Fire Officer,
Douglas Koyiri to ascertain the cause of the fire.
He said though the incident
is considered as a minor one, the degree of destruction is quite surprising.
According to him, his office is yet to be briefed on the incident even though
investigations are currently ongoing. Meanwhile, the Regional Police Command had
on the interim provided some temporal accommodation for the victim and the
family.
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