An Army corporal with the Central Command of the
Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), his pregnant wife, their
two-year-old daughter, as well as his niece, were
burnt to death when fire engulfed their wooden
apartment at the old Uddara Barracks in Kumasi last
Saturday. The soldier, whose identity was given only as Cpl
Tani, and his family were trapped in the fire which
lasted less than one hour. Two other families in the same wooden block,
however, managed to escape unhurt but lost all
their belongings to the blaze. The bodies of the deceased have since been
deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
(KATH) mortuary. It took the intervention of personnel of the Ghana
National Fire Service (GNFS) to prevent the fire from
spreading to other buildings in the vicinity, near the
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained by the
GNFS. According to an eyewitness, around 10:20 p.m.,
tenants on the block heard a loud noise from the
corporal’s side of the block and got out, only to see
smoke bellowing from his apartment. He said due to the heat emanating from the
apartment, the other tenants were unable to get
closer to rescue the soldier and his family. Instead, the other tenants had to run for their lives,
leaving behind their personal belongings. When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the
Central Command of the GAF, Lieutenant Christiane
Osei-Duah, confirmed the incident but declined to
give the names of the deceased because she was
yet to receive clearance from the headquarters of
the GAF to do so. She said last Saturday night she received a call that
a structure at the old barracks was on fire. She then called the GNFS, which responded by
dispatching two fire engines and personnel to
bring the fire under control. However, she said due to the nature of the building
and its location, the fire officers could not get access
to the place and, therefore, had to stand afar to
fight the fire. Lt Osei-Duah said the GNFS managed to put the fire
under control around 10:45 p.m. but explained
that because the structure was wooden, the whole
flat was razed down. Meanwhile, the two families who lost their
belongings in the fire incident have been given
temporary accommodation at the new 4BN
Barracks Complex at Nyankyereniase, near Kumasi. The General Officer Commanding the Central
Command, Brigadier-General Joseph Adu-
Boampong, and the Commanding Officer of the
Fourth Battalion (4BN), Lieutenant Colonel Salifu
Fuseini, both visited the scene and pledged to
support the affected victims with relief items.

wooden apartment? never knew Nigerians soldier's are enjoying

So sad. RIP to the dead

Bad news

What a horrible demise! Quite unfortunate family

seunlayi:
wooden apartment? never knew Nigerians soldier's are enjoying

Yea somtyms its jst that we dnt appreciate wat we hav......bt dere many military men in oda countries experiencing even more

What a painful incidence

So sad an incident......But he was a soldier na, he should av been brave enough to run out of d fire na....Maybe was to help out d pregnant wife and ofcourse d children......
So tragic....RIP y'all

Truth24:
So sad an incident......But he was a soldier na, he should av been brave enough to run out of d fire na....Maybe was to help out d pregnant wife and ofcourse d children......
So tragic....RIP y'all

Who knws maybe he was confused.....and u knw at dat stage u wnt knw who to save 1st