Form 1 Student Dies In Fire Outbreak At Saboba EP Senior High School
- A first-year student of the Saboba EP Senior High School in the Northern Region has reportedly died in a fire outbreak
- Reports indicated that the deceased was unable to escape the dormitory during the fire outbreak
- The Ghana National Fire Service noted that its pump malfunctioned when its personnel arrived to fight the fire
A first-year student of the Saboba EP Senior High School in the Northern Region died in a fire outbreak at a dormitory.
The female victim's body was recovered after the fire incident on the afternoon of January 22.
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According to some of the students, she was unable to leave the dormitory during the fire outbreak, leading to her death.
One of the students in the school told Joy News the deceased was sick and stayed back in the dormitory, which was locked with her inside.
Unfortunately, when the fire started, they forgot about her until the fire was doused, and the door opened when they found her body.
Students’ books, uniforms, and other personal belongings were burnt in the fire.
Speaking to the media, the District Ghana National Fire Service Officer for Saboba, ADO 1 Yussif Issahaku, said the pump of the fire tender malfunctioned when they arrived at the scene, forcing them to resort to using buckets.
He said that a bit of heat can cause a fire to break out due to dry weather breaks and, therefore, asked people to take precautionary measures.
Retired soldier dies in fire outbreak
Last year, a fire outbreak killed a 90-year-old retired army officer popularly known as Papa Soja.
The fire incident occurred at Obomeng in the Kwahu South Municipality on Thursday, May 23, 2024, around 10:00 PM.
Eric Oware, the assemblyman for the Obomeng Electoral Area, said some youth in the area were first responders to the fire.
When the Ghana Fire Service finally arrived, they managed to extinguish the fire, but tragically, Papa Soja's lifeless body was discovered inside his home.
Authorities promptly informed the police, who transported the body to the morgue. The family members and residents at Obomeng mourned the loss of Papa Soja, whose life was sadly cut short by the fire.
This incident marked the second fatal fire in Obomeng in 2024 after one on March 3.
Farmer cries out after fire guts farm
YEN.com.gh reported that a peasant farmer in Ocherepe, a community within the Kpandai District of Ghana's Northern Region, dealt with the loss of his yam harvest to a fire.
The farmer, Sampson Nakuwu, said he had invested GH₵7,000 into cultivating the yams.
He noted that he harvested about 1,400 tubers of yam and 5,000 yam sets, which he planned to use for farming this year, but the fire destroyed everything.
For Nakuwu, the tragedy was a major setback, not just financially but also emotionally. As the sole breadwinner for his family of seven, the destruction left his household in a precarious position.
Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh
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