[ 2017-10-08 ]

Prince Billy Anaglatey

We need helicopters for better fire fighting and rescue – Anaglatey
The Fire Service’s Deputy Director of Public
Relations, Billy Anaglatey, has noted his
outfit’s need for helicopters to fight fires,
following the massive gas explosion at Atomic
Junction.

Speaking to Citi News, Mr. Anaglatey said the
Ghana fire service was now at a stage where it
needs to upgrade its methods.

“We keep saying that now that we have developed
to a level, the fire service needs helicopters for
firefighting and helicopters for rescue
purposes,” he said.

The constraints notwithstanding, Mr. Anaglatey
assured that fire service personnel were up to the
task, as far as combating fires are concerned.

“If you talk about our readiness in terms of
human capability, we have it and then we have all
that it takes to fight it. Had it not been that we
had all it took in terms of training and
expertise, I think this fire would have turned
into a disaster and not the mere destruction of
the facilities that occurred.”


The massive explosion occurred at the MANSCO gas
station at Atomic Junction near the University of
Ghana, resulting in a blackout and sparking
widespread pandemonium in surrounding areas.

Seven people have been confirmed dead with 40
people sustaining various degrees of injury.

The raging fire following the explosion took
almost 12 hours to fully quench, although the
situation was brought under control after about
two hours.

There have been complaints of empty hydrants and
water shortages, that have marred
firefighting efforts in the past, but such did
not occur following this explosion.

Source - citifmonline.com

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