Two Fire Service personnel have been seriously injured whiles combatting a wild fire that blazed a single dual-use structure at East Tanokrom, a suburb of Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana, Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
According to the Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana National Fire Service, the two fire service personnels were sent to the Kwesimintsim Polyclinic for medical treatment.
“One of the firefighters who was treated and discharged from the Kwesimintim Polyclinic is recuperating well.
“The other firefighter who was in critical condition was transported from the Effia Nkwanta Hospital in Takoradi to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra for further medical treatment”, the service explained.
The service said portions of the building collapsed whiles the fire fighters were combatting the fire and it collapsed on them injuring both firefighters.
“The flame-bathed single dual-use structure eventually gave in as a result of the protracted intense heat it suffered and collapsed on the duo front line Firefighters, crashing their helmets and injuring them on their heads, upper and lower limbs”, the service explained.
The service concluded that “despite the injuries of the two firefighters, the remaining crew members directly fought the fierce fire and brought it under control.”