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Young Lady Rescued By Ghana Fire Service After Being Spotted Atop Circle Interchange Pillar
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Young Lady Rescued By Ghana Fire Service After Being Spotted Atop Circle Interchange Pillar

by  Salifu Bagulube Moro 2 min read
  • The Ghana National Service Fire have rescued a young lady from high up on the Circle Interchange
  • In a video circulating on TikTok, the lady was seen seated atop one the interchange's pillars
  • Netizens wondered how the young lady, who was brought down safely, got up there in the first place

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Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) officers have rescued a young lady who was seated dangerously high up the Circle Interchange in Accra.

In a video making rounds on social media, the young lady was captured seated between the supports atop of one of the interchange's pillars.

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A young woman has been safely rescued from a Circle Interchange pillar by members of the Ghana National Fire Service. Photo credit: @philadelphiapaparazzI
Source: TikTok

GNFS personnel, whose station was a few metres away from the area, rushed to the scene to save the woman.

It is unclear how the lady climbed up the pillars, with murmurings from the crowd gathered at the scene suggesting that she might be suffering from a mental disorder.

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Other onlookers also suggested that she may be one of the people begging on the streets of Kwame Nkrumah Circle.

"Where did she pass to get there? Look at where she is. I don't think she is normal," another onlooker said.

The rescue team from the GNFS used their specialised equipment to bring her down from the top of the Circle Interchange.

Per Ghana News, the lady was transported to a nearby hospital for an assessment and was later discharged.

Circle Interchange rescue: netizens share their views

When the video of the stranded lady began to trend online, it sparked a flurry of reactions from netizens.

@B!G_ACIDICK said:

"Gives us more updates about her now."

@PhiladelphiaPaparazzi replied:

"The fire service said make we forget am how she take reach there she go drop."

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@Mommie also said:

"How do you guys also saw her."

@PhiladelphiaPaparazzi replied:

"We heard her crying."

7 firefighters injured in Adankrono accident

YEN.com.gh also reported that seven firefighters were hospitalised after their truck overturned at Adankrono.

The team was reportedly on its way to a scene at Otwenkwanta, where a fuel tanker had veered off the road.

It was suggested that a steering lock issue had caused the fire truck to overturn, with the firefighters left hurt.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

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Salifu Bagulube Moro (Human-Interest Editor) Salifu Bagulube Moro is a Human Interest Editor at YEN.com.gh. He has over six years of experience in journalism. He graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2018, where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies with a specialization in Journalism. Salifu previously worked with Opera News as a Content Management Systems (CMS) Editor. He also worked as an Online Reporter for the Ghanatalksbusiness.com news portal, as well as with the Graphic Communications Group Limited as a National Service Person. Email: salifu.moro@yen.com.gh.

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