Audio By Carbonatix
A massive fire has ravaged the Lands Commission in Accra destroying several departments in the Commission's building.
Fire men are battling the fire but the papers used to store records provided fuel for the fire.
Joy News' Fiifi Coomson, who was at the scene of the fire reported of plumes of thick smoke billowing from the Lands Commission's building.
He said apart from the Records Department which was engulfed by the raging fire, he could also see smouldering pieces of furniture in other departments.
A member of the Board of the Lands Commission, Mr Oko Nii Koi Dzane, who spoke to Joy FM, said the damage caused by the fire was quite extensive.
Cheque books, records books, "everything to do with accounting," he said, all went up in flames.
Mr Dzane said the fire started in one department but quickly spread to other departments.
There are concerns officials may not be able to retrieve the records lost to the fire but Mr Dzane assured there are backups.
Meanwhile Lands and Natural Resources Minister Mike Hammah says investigations would soon be launched into the incident.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
CBS defends pulling 60 Minutes segment about Trump deportations
2 minutes -
NPP Electoral Area Coordinators in Ashaiman, Tema East join wave of declarations for Dr. Bawumia
26 minutes -
Tema East Constituency excuses Bawumia from campaigning, pledges votes
38 minutes -
NPP started ‘Nkokor Nkintikiti’ as poultry intensification – Bryan Acheampong
1 hour -
Government reopens Ussher and James forts after closure, imposes strict new rules
1 hour -
MTN Ghana honours 50 Mobile Money agents and merchants in Central Region
1 hour -
Ghana, Russia launch decade-long literary exchange to promote indigenous languages
1 hour -
Tanyigbe Traditional Council reaffirms the authority of Togbega Kodi Adiko VI
1 hour -
Korle Bu Mortuary: 320 unclaimed bodies set for mass burial
2 hours -
KBTH to hold mass burial for unclaimed and unidentified bodies
2 hours -
Eastern Region emerged NPP’s strongest performer in 2024 parliamentary polls – Bryan Acheampong
2 hours -
Central Region: FDA urges extreme caution in Christmas shopping Â
2 hours -
Klokpo Festival: Culture, unity and development take centre stage in Bakpa
2 hours -
MPs, DCEs urged to partner chiefs to accelerate Tongu development
2 hours -
I’ll restore discipline in the NPP—Bryan Acheampong
3 hours
