The Buipe Fire Command of the Ghana National Fire Service has saved a Bulk Oil Storage and Transport Limited (BOST) depot at Buipe from a fire that could have led to complete destruction.
According to the Public Relations office of the Fire Service, the incident on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, was caused by bush burning.
“Preliminary investigation conducted revealed that the fire was attributed to distant bush burning that spread towards the BOST yard by means of strong hot harmattan winds. The fire spread was aided by the dry bushes surrounding the BOST yard.
“Investigation however continues to get the perpetrators of this indiscriminate bush burning that led to this fire incident to book,” the Service said.
According to the Service, shortly after the fire was put out, another fire started in the bushes during inspection of the previous incident, however, firefighters quickly put it out.
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No casualty was recorded and no BOST property was cited in the statement as being damaged by the fire incident.
To forestall future occurrence, the Ghana National Fire Service has advised BOST managed to ensure the following:
- To use control burning / early burning method to control weed overgrowths around the BOST facility. This method should be employed before the onset of the dry season to control the weed overgrowths around the yard.
This should be done under the strict supervision of the Buipe Fire Service.
- Create fire belt around the entire yard using the services of the Buipe Community Fire Volunteers and / tractor services.
- Deploy their Internal Security Men to intensify patrols around the facility to check indiscriminate bush burning. These patrols should commence at the onset of the dry season and continue till the harmattan is over.