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Makola market fire caused by generator – AMA report

by George Nyavor
2021-08-19
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Makola market fire caused by generator – AMA report
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A probe into the fire that wreaked havoc at the Makola market on July 5, 2021, has revealed a faulty generator triggered the devastating inferno.

A report put together by a team of experts reveals the generator caught fire when a trader attempted to put it on after lights went out in the area.

Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) put the team of experts together to probe how the fire spread from one store on the ground floor to other stores on the three-storey building.

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The fire destroyed wares of traders who deal in hair and cosmetic products and razed several shops, with properties running into thousands of cedis.

After the fire, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly set up a committee to probe the incident.

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Presenting the findings of the probe to the media, the Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah said “over 90 percent [of the traders at the mall] own and use small-sized generators…but lately because there is no dumsor, it appears regularly servicing their generators has been forgotten”.

The report also noted poor wiring of the mall.

“The committee also observed that naked and hazardous exposure of electrical wiring in the building coupled with bad electrical wiring especially by unprofessional electricians and the use of substandard gadgets is very worrying.”

The building is expected to be pulled down on Sunday, August 22 as the structural integrity report by Architectural and Engineering Services Limited revealed it was too weak and compromised.

“The services of the 48 Regiment Engineers of the Ghana Armed Forces has been contracted to pull down the building,” Mr. Sowah said.

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