{"id":398189,"date":"2018-02-04T15:26:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T15:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=398189"},"modified":"2018-02-05T06:26:14","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T06:26:14","slug":"fire-guts-ghana-exim-bank-office-at-ridge-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/fire-guts-ghana-exim-bank-office-at-ridge-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire guts Ghana EXIM Bank office at Ridge [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fire has gutted parts of the building housing the\u00a0Ghana Exim Bank at Ridge in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>The blaze has since been put out by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398193 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1032\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-1.jpeg 1032w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The building is situated close to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-398194\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1032\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-2.jpeg 1032w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Exim Bank shares the same complex as the National Youth Employment Agency (NYEP), Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), AIDS Commission and National Labour Commission.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-398195\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1032\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-3.jpeg 1032w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-398196\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1032\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-4.jpeg 1032w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-4-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-4-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-Bank-fire-4-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Public Relations Officer of the Fire Service,\u00a0James Oheneba Yaw Kwarteng said: \u201cWe had a distress call at 11:48 am and at 11:49 am and the first appliance at the headquarters was dispatched. It took them 6 minutes to get here. Initially, there was a problem with access so we had to call for the assistance of a turntable ladder. We had access\u00a0to the room through the window to get to the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-398223\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-bank-fire-6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1032\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-bank-fire-6.jpeg 1032w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-bank-fire-6-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-bank-fire-6-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Exim-bank-fire-6-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the office of the Director for Finance and Admin and within 35 minutes, the fire was doused&#8230;Two offices were affected,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-398240\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EXIM-bank-fire-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"1032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EXIM-bank-fire-2.jpeg 581w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EXIM-bank-fire-2-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EXIM-bank-fire-2-576x1024.jpeg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-398239\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EXIM-bank-fire-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"1032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EXIM-bank-fire-1.jpeg 581w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EXIM-bank-fire-1-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EXIM-bank-fire-1-576x1024.jpeg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although no definite cause has been given for the fire, there are suggestions that it might have started from a faulty air conditioner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-398237\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EXIM-bank-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1032\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EXIM-bank-1.jpeg 1032w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EXIM-bank-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EXIM-bank-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EXIM-bank-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, James Oheneba Yaw Kwarteng has commended the property owners for installing a fire hydrant which he said was helpful in quickly putting out the fire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Naa\u00a0Kwamah\u00a0Siaw Marfo &amp; Zoe Abu-Baidoo\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire has gutted parts of the building housing the\u00a0Ghana Exim Bank at Ridge in Accra. 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