{"id":113339,"date":"2026-01-30T17:05:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=113339"},"modified":"2026-01-30T17:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:05:26","slug":"125-fire-cases-recorded-so-far-in-2026-ashanti-regional-gnfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=113339","title":{"rendered":"125 fire cases recorded so far in 2026 \u2014 Ashanti Regional GNFS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ashanti Regional office of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has disclosed that 125 fire cases have been recorded in the first month of 2026.<\/p>\n

Regional Public Relations Officer, DOII Peter Addai, revealed on Nhyira FM\u2019s \u201cKro Yi Mu Nsem\u201d morning show that the region has seen a decrease in fire outbreak cases in January 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.<\/p>\n

He noted that as of January 30, 2026, the region had recorded 125 fire cases, a drop from the 187 cases recorded in January 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though we have a day to end the month, it is evident there has been a reduction in fire outbreaks, but let\u2019s not get complacent; we\u2019ve still got to do more to curb these incidents in the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Addai, however, noted that there have been more high-profile fire outbreaks in January 2026 compared to January 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve recorded three high-profile fire outbreaks in the region, and it\u2019s a clear warning sign that we need to ramp up our efforts to prevent such incidents from happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

DOII Peter Addai says preventing fires from occurring is a top priority for the fire service, given the potentially catastrophic consequences, which include loss of life and property damage.<\/p>\n

He stressed that fire can be a good servant but a bad master.<\/p>\n

He emphasised that if Ghanaians use fire responsibly, it\u2019ll be beneficial, but if it gets out of control, it will cause massive destruction.<\/p>\n

He mentioned that the Fire Service is intensifying awareness campaigns and also introduced a new strategy, deploying personnel to monitor hotspots and fire-prone areas around the clock.<\/p>\n

He said investigations point to negligence as a major factor driving up fire incidents.<\/p>\n

He stated that investigations have revealed that negligence is one of the primary factors contributing to the rising number of fire incidents, emphasising the need for increased vigilance and caution.<\/p>\n

He gave an example of a Sofoline mechanic shop fire incident, where preliminary investigations suggest an unknown person was burning rubbish, which likely sparked the fire.<\/p>\n

He stressed this was negligence, noting fire service officials repeatedly advised people to let waste collectors handle rubbish disposal.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut if you\u2019re burning rubbish, stay put and make sure it\u2019s all burnt to ashes before you leave the area,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"125The Ashanti Regional office of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has disclosed that 125 fire cases have been recorded in the first month of 2026.<\/p>\n

Regional Public Relations Officer, DOII Peter Addai, revealed on Nhyira FM’s “Kro Yi Mu Nsem” morning show that the region has seen a decrease in fire outbreak cases in January 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5932,91,2632,10,9,1907],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5932","category-ashanti-region","category-fire-outbreak","category-politics","category-popular","category-regional"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=113339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113339\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=113339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=113339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=113339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}