VIDEO: Building collapses on fire service personnel in West Legon

A statement issued by the Ghana Fire Service on Thursday (25 Janauary) said two of the fire fighters are in critical condition and are currently receiving medical attention at the University of Ghana Medical Centre

At least four firefighters have sustained injuries after a building collapsed on them while dousing an inferno at Westland in West Legon on Wednesday.

A statement issued by the Ghana Fire Service on Thursday (25 Janauary) said two of the fire fighters are in critical condition and are currently receiving medical attention at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC).

“A distressing incident unfolded at Westlands, West Legon in Accra, when the last floor of a two-storey building collapsed on firefighters during a fierce fire incident.”

“The unfortunate and perilous incident injured four firefighters from the Legon Fire Station who were the first to respond. The incident occured in the afternoon of Wednesday 24 January 2024,” the GNFS statement said.

The Chief Fire Officer, CFO Julius A. Kuunuor has visited the two firemen who sustained serious injuries in line of duty at the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) at Legon in Accra.

” It is refreshing to note that they are out of danger and responding well to treatment per the briefs of the medical doctors at the UGMC,” he said.

The CFO was in the presence of the director of public relations, ACFO I Timothy Osafo-Affum, the Greater Accra Regional Commander, ACFO I Roberta A. Ghanson, the deputy director of operations, DO I Joseph Forson and a member of the public relations department, ADO I Alex King Nartey.

The CFO assured the injured officers of the Service’s commitment to providing them with the best health care, prayed for their rapid recovery and thanked them for their selfless services.