At Akyem Osiem in Abuakwa North Constituency, it would be recalled there was a fire outbreak involving three (3) household and six stores including over the counter drugstore raised down by fire.
The member of Parliament who is also the Deputy Minister of Education in charge of TVET, Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo together with Municipal Chief Executive MCE for Abuakwa North municipality, Hon. Alhaji Omar Bondiga has gone to console victims and further donated bill of GTP Wax clothes, second hand clothing, foam mattresses, blankets, rubber buckets and bows, rice and other food stuffs to the fire victims.
The MP was happy no life was lost but advised the people to be cautious with fire especially this dry season to prevent some of these disasters.
Abuakwa north MCE, Alhaji Omar Bodinga on his part indicated that he will let the Assembly engineers to conduct physical assessment of the building to ascertain it’s current state, either to repair or demolish it.
The MCE was not happy with the physical structure of the building as there were less ventilation into the house, which could also be a reason to spark fire outbreak.
He also assured that his outfit and that of the MP would find ways of assisting victims in the long run to cushion them.
Meanwhile, some affected persons who expressed their ordeal to the media indicated that they have lost properties worth thousands of cedis but were also happy nobody died from the incident.
They were grateful to the MP and the MCE for heir quick response and urged other cooperate bodies and individuals to support them in this trying moment.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
