FIRE AT TEMA FISHING HARBOUR (PAGE 3)

FIRE destroyed 36 stalls and their wares at the Tema Fishing Harbour European Market last Saturday.
Property destroyed included fishing nets and accessories, personal belongings and alcoholic beverages with cost running into several thousands of Ghana cedis.
Also destroyed completely were the offices of Edwill Daily Savings (Susu) Enterprise, a susu savings company that serves the fishing community in Tema.
Some people were said to have suffered electric shocks during the accident while one victim was said to have collapsed but was later revived.
When the Daily Graphic visited the scene, people were desperately searching through the debris to recover what was left of their items.
The European Market situated across the street near Pioneer Food Cannery is a shed that the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority provided many years back for the sale of fish to consumers which now houses fuel depots, lorry parks, chop bars, drinking bars and garages.
According to the Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service in Tema, Mr Prince Billy Anaglate, at about 1.00 a.m. on Saturday, a distress call announcing the fire outbreak was made to the fire station.
He said when the team of firemen arrived at the scene, the fire was very intense and, therefore, the Electricity Company of Ghana was contacted to turn off power serving the area.
Mr Anaglate said the National Fire Service was assisted by the Ports and Harbours Authority Fire Service and said it took the firemen two hours to bring the fire under control.
Mr Anaglate said the real cause of the fire was under investigation but said a lit mosquito coil was suspected to have contributed to the fire.