{"id":9927,"date":"2025-01-24T10:35:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T10:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=9927"},"modified":"2025-01-24T10:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T10:35:14","slug":"swift-gnfs-response-saves-23-shops-in-kejetia-market-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=9927","title":{"rendered":"Swift GNFS response saves 23 shops in Kejetia Market fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fire broke out at Kejetia Market on January 24, 2025, affecting two stores, S-1785 and S-1786, on the second floor.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) responded swiftly, arriving at the scene within six minutes of receiving the emergency call at 05:27 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the prompt and coordinated efforts of the GNFS, the fire was brought under control.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10032679866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The fire service\u2019s rapid response was pivotal in preventing further damage and ensuring the safety of the surrounding area.<\/p>\n<p>Through tactical firefighting strategies, including the use of two 5kg CO\u2082 fire extinguishers, twenty-six 6kg dry chemical powder extinguishers, and water from a hose reel, the team successfully salvaged 23 out of the 25 shops in the immediate vicinity.<\/p>\n<p>This swift intervention prevented the fire from spreading to the wider market, which is known for its high volume of commercial activity.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were recorded in the incident, underscoring the effectiveness of the Fire Service&#8217;s timely response and preparedness.<\/p>\n<p>The damage to the affected stores was minimised, thanks to the combined efforts of the Fire Service and intensified patrols in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fire broke out at Kejetia Market on January 24, 2025, affecting two stores, S-1785 and S-1786, on the second floor. The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) responded swiftly, arriving at the scene within six minutes of receiving the emergency call at 05:27 hours. Thanks to the prompt and coordinated efforts of the GNFS, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[1580,3200],"class_list":["post-9927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","tag-fire","tag-kejetia-market"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9929,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9927\/revisions\/9929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}