{"id":78988,"date":"2015-01-03T08:53:42","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T08:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=78988"},"modified":"2015-01-03T10:07:33","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T10:07:33","slug":"photos-melcom-service-centre-gutted-by-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=78988","title":{"rendered":"[Photos] Melcom service centre gutted by fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fire has gutted Melcom&#8217;s warehouse and service centre at the North Industrial area in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>According to the staff on duty, the fire started at dawn, around 3:30am.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/melcom-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78999\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/melcom-2.jpg\" alt=\"melcom 2\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/melcom-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/melcom-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Melcom service centre stores mostly, the shop&#8217;s electrical gadgets.<\/p>\n<p>Fire fighters at the incident are struggling to get inside the facility to put the fire out because according to them, the building has tilted from the roof and there is a possibility that it could cave in on them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Melcom7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79012\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Melcom7.jpg\" alt=\"Melcom7\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Melcom7.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Melcom7-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The staff also allege they called the fire service when it started but they only arrived after 6am.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Melcom3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79009\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Melcom3.jpg\" alt=\"Melcom3\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Melcom3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Melcom3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is unclear yet what started the fire but this is the fourth major fire outbreak this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Melcom2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79008\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Melcom2.jpg\" alt=\"Melcom2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Melcom2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Melcom2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;uA2iE6DdGBIDgAP2ALccWtI2l6hMKDBR&#8221;]On Friday, another fire outbreak at a residence in Osu in Accra, <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/01\/02\/6-year-old-girl-confirmed-dead-osu-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>claimed the life of a 6 year old<\/strong><\/span><\/a> instantly while a 9 month old baby who sustained serious injuries died later at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana National Fire Service has <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/01\/03\/fire-service-cautions-fires-harmattan\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>warned Ghanaians to exercise caution<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>when using potentially inflammable\u00a0devices in their homes especially during the harmattan season.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Service, Prince Anaglatey, has told <strong>Citi News<\/strong> in an interview that fire outbreaks in the country in 2015 will significantly decrease if people improve their \u201csafety culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/melcom-fire-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79029\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/melcom-fire-6.jpg\" alt=\"melcom fire 6\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" 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