Fierce Fire Guts Warehouses, Properties At North Industrial Area

Industrial Road Fire

A fierce fire which saw 22 fire tenders with two turn-table ladders fighting it Wednesday, gutted six warehouses, a private residence, a restuarant and part of the Total Filling Station situated along the North Industrial Road in Accra.

The uncontrolable fire which was said to have started as a small spark in the former Loyalty Garment Factory, with the aid of the wind, spread fast to engulf other properties.

The former Loyalty Garment Factory presently houses six warehouses which include an alcohol supply warehouse, where the fire is said to have began; J. K. Industries, the warehouse of a printing press; Top Industries warehouse, KGM Industry Limited, a plastic munufacturing company warehouse and some other warehouses which had chemicals and sacks in them.

The fire which gutted the warehouses, said to belong to some Indian businessmen, one of whose name was given only as Pawan, further spread to their residence which is just behind the edifice as well as to “Di Bamboo Restuarant” which is behind the Total Filling Station.

It also gutted the roofing of a supermarket at the filling station and some parts of an office, adjacent to the mart at the filling station.

The close to 50 Fire Officers who battled the fire had a hectic time as the wind carried sparks from the raging fire to other areas

Other industries around had to safeguard their wares including Auto Parts Ghana Limited. They removed all their cars from their showrooms to safer places as they share a common wall with the warehouse. Other companies evacuated their staff from their premises as they feared the worse.

Police drawn from Kaneshie and the Industrial area deployed to the scene, had a hectic time controlling the crowd which gathered the scene.

Two ambulances drawn from the National Ambulance Service were on stand-by for any eventuality.