Watch firefighters ‘flee’ scene after angry residents attacked them over ‘late arrival’
Their presence is usually met with relief, as communities rely on their expertise to contain fires and to prevent further damage.
However, the situation was different when some personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service arrived at a fire scene to douse the inferno at the unidentified location.
As was captured on video, some frustrated residents, who were visibly angered by what they determined as a delayed response from the firefighters, decided to pelt stones at the fire tender.
The chaotic moment was captured in a video shared on Facebook on Friday, February 28, 2025, by the GNFS Public Relations Officer, Alex King Nartey.
Recounting the incident, he wrote, “This nonsense shall not prevail this year. If you attack us, we will go so that you will use that opportunity to kill the fire. After all, we didn’t set the fire. Use that energy to kill the fire.”
According to the GNFS, fire outbreaks continue to pose a significant threat to communities, businesses, and domestic settings in the country, which require stricter fire safety adherence by the citizenry.
Speaking at the recent launch of the National Fire Safety Week Campaign, in Accra, the Chief Fire Officer, Julius A. Kuunuor, indicated that in 2024 the Greater Accra recorded the highest number of fires with 1,309 cases while Ashanti Region recorded 1,145 and Eastern Region followed with 648 cases.
“In 2024 alone, we recorded 6,436 fire incidents, a 7.75 per cent increase from the 5,973 cases recorded in 2023, these fires were largely due to harsh harmattan conditions and non-compliance with fire safety protocols,” he recounted.
Watch the video below:
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
