Fire has ravaged a dormitory at Ascension Senior High School at Atonsu in the Ashanti Region.
The fire outbreak which engulfed the entire first floor of the building occurred in the afternoon of Monday, July 8, 2024.
No casualty was recorded.
School authorities suspect a gas cylinder in one of the rooms could have caused the incident.
Fortunately, the Ghana National Fire Service responded promptly and managed to douse the flames before spreading to other dormitories.
Meanwhile, authorities are currently investigating the exact cause of the fire to prevent future incidents.
This comes after a fire outbreak destroyed several wooden structures along the railway line near the Odaw drain at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra.
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The blaze, which started around 5:30 pm on Wednesday, ravaged the entire area located under a GRIDCo high-voltage transmission line.
Firefighters swiftly responded to the distress call, working tirelessly to douse the flames while victims watched helplessly.
Despite the destruction of some wooden structures and containers, many other structures and high-tension poles were salvaged, ensuring the safeguarding of the electrical power supply.
The GNFS’s Public Relations Officer, ADO Alex King Nartey, suggested that illegal electrical connections could have caused the fire.