The Tema Locale of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), which comprises 13 fire stations, recorded a add up to of 584 fire episodes between January 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021.
Of the number, 198 were credited to household fires compared to the 180 domestics fires recorded within the locale in 2020.
The information from the GNFS appeared that residential fire episodes from January to December 2021 were the most elevated within the Tema Locale.
The information too appeared that commercial and vehicular fire occurrences were the moment most noteworthy within the Tema Locale last year with 192 and 103 cases, individually, recorded amid the period beneath audit. Within the year 2020, the locale recorded 177 commercial fires and 50 cases of vehicular fires.
Bushfires
There were too 30 episodes of bushfire last year whereas 77 episodes were enlisted in 2020, and those including electrical causes stood at eight for last year as compared to 38 the past year.
For mechanical related fires, a add up to of 13 cases were recorded within the locale in 2021. Interestingly, the same figure was detailed in 2020.
The Tema Locale of the GNFS moreover recorded one passing from the 584 fire episodes with 16 wounds amid the period beneath survey.
The benefit too recorded 33 cases of wrong caution, eight cases of oil spillage and four occurrences of gas leakages.
Road crashes
There were 68 road mischances with 24 passings and 270 wounds in 2021. The insights show that of the full number of mishaps recorded, 37 happened on the Motorway, whereas 10 happened at Sege, which is additionally on the N1.
Out of the 270 wounds recorded over the period, 145 happened on the Motorway, 68 at Sege and 36 within the Dodowa region. Four wounds were recorded within the Tema city and seven in Ada.