Fire guts Tema Central MP's home (Video)
The residence of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema Central, Mr Kofi Brako, at Tema Community Five was gutted by fire Thursday.
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Two vehicles parked in the garage were completely burnt, while other valuables in the house were affected.
The timely intervention of personnel of the Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service prevented the fire from engulfing the entire structure.
An eyewitness, Mr Seth Agyemang, told the Daily Graphic that about 9:30 a.m. yesterday he noticed smoke coming out of the MP’s residence and when he came out of his house he saw a large crowd of people, some of whom were making efforts to douse the flames.
He said not along after that, personnel of the Fire Service came to the scene to help quench the fire.
As of the time of filing this story last night no casualty had been recorded.
There were suggestions that the fire might have started from one of the vehicles.
The MP could not be reached for his comment.
Officials of the Fire Service said investigations would be conducted into the incident.
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Watch firemen battle fires in the home of Tema Central Member of Parliament, Kofi Brako.
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