Fire gutted a house at North Kaneshie during the early hours of the
day. The occupant is said to be a mentally retarded patient; who
according to eyewitnesses, lighted a candle in the morning because her
prepaid meter went off.
The
victim said, she saw the burning fire start and so went to ask for a
bucket of water from her neighbours to help her quench it.
Some residents confirmed seeing her go out of the house with a bucket
but never suspected anything until after few minutes later when they
saw thick smoke emanating from the said house.
Immediately they placed a phone call to the Ghana National Fire
Service which quickly rushed to the scene and assisted in putting the
fire out.
Interestingly the victim returned later with half bucket of water,
locked the broken door and ordered the good Samaritans to vacate her
premises. Some being so scared of her took to their heels, while others
too gave her no attention.
The situation looked very scary and gloomy but fortunately the fire
men saved the situation. They were able to bring under control the
fierce fire within few minutes and preventing it from spreading to other
parts of the house.
Mr Robert Odamptey, one of the fire men who saved the situation spoke
against the situation where mentally disabled people are left alone at
home, saying people in this state need a lot of supervision to avoid
situations like this.
According to him, the situation could have been worse without anybody around.
He also encouraged the public to be extra careful when dealing with
candle light, saying “ it is always advisable you put it in a bowl of
water and make sure you always off it , when leaving the room or going
to bed”.
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