Tema: Fire destroys equipment at flour mill

A fire outbreak in the 10-storey building housing the Flour Mills Ghana Company Ltd at the GAFCO Yard in Tema on Wednesday has destroyed key electrical equipment.

The fire which engulfed the 4th to the 10th floors, destroyed items including electric panels, cables, and some production machinery.

An intervention by personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) prevented an extensive damage to the infrastructure.

The Public Relations Officer of the Tema Regional office of GNFS, Ebenezer K.Yenzu firefighters responded to the distress call at about 8:46 am. 

He said one worker was taken to the GPHA Clinic due to smoke inhalation but has since been stabilised discharged.

By 10: 08 am the incident was under control and finally extinguished at 12:38pm, he said. 

The Chief Fire Officer, Daniella Mawusie Sarpong Ntow and other senior officers of the GNFS visited the scene

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