Fire Outbreaks: the causes are staring us in the face

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KOLA, LONDON PROPER 12 years ago

ADU BOAHENE DEAD TRIED

You are a Bush Rat not Ghanaian. Your bigot Adu Boahene dead tried to alter our rich history to include Rats Like you but failed

ADU BOAHENE DEAD TRIED

You are a Bush Rat not Ghanaian. Your bigot Adu Boahene dead tried to alter our rich history to include Rats Like you but failed
TEACHER 12 years ago

KOLA

MY goodness, what are you smoking?

"Your bigot Adu Boahene dead tried"?

THIS IS TOO PAINFUL. WHOEVER PAID FOR YOUR EDUCATION WASTED HIS OR HER MONEY

KOLA

MY goodness, what are you smoking?

"Your bigot Adu Boahene dead tried"?

THIS IS TOO PAINFUL. WHOEVER PAID FOR YOUR EDUCATION WASTED HIS OR HER MONEY
DAN 12 years ago

for giving birth to an idiot

for giving birth to an idiot
JOY 12 years ago

Yaw, no fatalities? Have you read the news today?

Yaw, no fatalities? Have you read the news today?
DAN 12 years ago

That one probably was human error. most those types are caused by, hot grease catching fire, leaking lp tanks and hoses, charcoal igniting paper or wood, children playing with fire. Large electric loads on small wires..Lightn ...
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That one probably was human error. most those types are caused by, hot grease catching fire, leaking lp tanks and hoses, charcoal igniting paper or wood, children playing with fire. Large electric loads on small wires..Lightning from storm striking the house or incoming wires..
Vuvuzela 12 years ago

That's grossly untrue! Yaw Ohemeng is simply denying the truth or didn't know it. He should stop boring our ears. Ohemeng, no one wants your advice; we know our country so much you can't deceive anyone.

The MoFA arson was ...
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That's grossly untrue! Yaw Ohemeng is simply denying the truth or didn't know it. He should stop boring our ears. Ohemeng, no one wants your advice; we know our country so much you can't deceive anyone.

The MoFA arson was caused by NPP politicians who worked there and conspired to torch documentation that should have pointed to the mismanagement that transpired there. Ghana passports were intentionally processed and sold to bandits outside the country under the very nose of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the very shallow guy hurtling to be our president by force.
Had Mills acted avidly to prevent those who worked at the MoFA accessing their offices immediately he won the presidential elections the offices wouldn't burn.

We all know these current fires by NPP. Don't lie to anybody.
KNYC (USMC) 12 years ago

Tell that to your fool followers who will believe whatever you say. If we talk about history of market fire P/NDC from AFRC time have burned more market than any organization in Ghana. 1979, JJ set fire to MOKOLA, 1981 Tamale ...
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Tell that to your fool followers who will believe whatever you say. If we talk about history of market fire P/NDC from AFRC time have burned more market than any organization in Ghana. 1979, JJ set fire to MOKOLA, 1981 Tamale Market was set on fire. So many market were put on fire under your so call JJ. Ask that fool he will tell you. MORON wake up.
Vuvuzela 12 years ago

A realistic person doesn't append "USMC" to his name seeking to indicate where you are. It shows where you [are] coming from and that's petty.

A realistic person doesn't append "USMC" to his name seeking to indicate where you are. It shows where you [are] coming from and that's petty.
KNYC (USMC) 12 years ago

Is who I am, and what I stand for.

Is who I am, and what I stand for.
Vuvuzela 12 years ago

Really?

Take a tour and find out what "moeurs legers" means.

We are all entitled to our opinions so if you addressed someone who expressed his voluntary opinion as "moron" it beggars belief if you really do have any io ...
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Really?

Take a tour and find out what "moeurs legers" means.

We are all entitled to our opinions so if you addressed someone who expressed his voluntary opinion as "moron" it beggars belief if you really do have any iota of grasp of "what I stand for" means.

You are those few who use the Uniform for self-aggrandizement, personal caprice and big ego (Ghana-type ID) and undermine the code of conduct of others. Should I believe you don't know the rules of conduct or standards of the USMC?

To finish, straight "shipshape" marines respect their uniform, and I can tell apart clean-as-pin officers from those parading on internet forums pounding chests.

joey L0ndoN! 12 years ago

He need to brush and shine is boots, when I was based at Patch barracks Stuttgart his kind are always noisy.Just ign him.

He need to brush and shine is boots, when I was based at Patch barracks Stuttgart his kind are always noisy.Just ign him.
KNYC (USMC) 12 years ago

I am Who I am.

I am Who I am.
Agyeman. 12 years ago

Most Ghanaians are disorganized,like to cut corners and are reckless so the occurence of so many fires is just a natural progression of Ghanaian proclivities.We shit anywhere,trash anywhere and dump flammable and toxic stuff ...
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Most Ghanaians are disorganized,like to cut corners and are reckless so the occurence of so many fires is just a natural progression of Ghanaian proclivities.We shit anywhere,trash anywhere and dump flammable and toxic stuff anywhere and our towns are crowded with folks and merchandize to an extent where any western fire marshall would have these places closed asap.
Shamu 12 years ago

AHH! This is a work of ungovernable. There is nothing to be doubt of. Why do you people always circling around instead of pointing direct to the most criminal party in the history of Ghana? NPP are the doers of all this. Simp ...
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AHH! This is a work of ungovernable. There is nothing to be doubt of. Why do you people always circling around instead of pointing direct to the most criminal party in the history of Ghana? NPP are the doers of all this. Simply just arrest them and put them into jail that is all.
KKKK 12 years ago

Stop buying the cheap electrical fittings from China they are not good "tong"

Stop buying the cheap electrical fittings from China they are not good "tong"
Bonsu 12 years ago

In addition to the CHEAP Chinese Electrical fittings,how many Ghanaians ensure that ALL appliances are switched off after POWER OUTAGE "dumm so dum so"

All you know is insults. you must be wise and realistic, in my own hou ...
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In addition to the CHEAP Chinese Electrical fittings,how many Ghanaians ensure that ALL appliances are switched off after POWER OUTAGE "dumm so dum so"

All you know is insults. you must be wise and realistic, in my own house i have had more than two attempts of burning which could have resulted in conflagration as a result of 'dum so dum so' sudden power outages when we forgot to switch off all items, a possibility in most of these crowded places.
You can imagin what happens when POWER is restored at night when all have retired home.
Pito Brewer 12 years ago

By and large, these fires are not accidental...the arsonists should be arrested and incarcerated. Why are the culprits responsible for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs fire still at large? Is there really a justice system in G ...
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By and large, these fires are not accidental...the arsonists should be arrested and incarcerated. Why are the culprits responsible for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs fire still at large? Is there really a justice system in Ghana?
SIMPLE LOGIC 12 years ago

The arsonists are not at large. They are the high voltage changes, power outages, poor wiring systems, overloading switch boards, ceramic fuses used instead of trip systems, etc.

Do you know that if one room has papers cl ...
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The arsonists are not at large. They are the high voltage changes, power outages, poor wiring systems, overloading switch boards, ceramic fuses used instead of trip systems, etc.

Do you know that if one room has papers clothes, plastics and other highly combustible materials but the adjoining room is a kitchen with the stove and very hot appliances close to partitioning wall the heat from the kitchen can radiate through the wall and ignite the combustible materials in the adjoining room? THINK ABOUT THIS.....
Pito Brewer 12 years ago

Yeah, but which is more plausible? An arsonist's match igniting a fire, or a room full of papers, clothes, plastics and other highly combustible materials that need an adjoining kitchen to ignite a fire? THINK ABOUT THE PROB ...
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Yeah, but which is more plausible? An arsonist's match igniting a fire, or a room full of papers, clothes, plastics and other highly combustible materials that need an adjoining kitchen to ignite a fire? THINK ABOUT THE PROBABILITIES OF THE TWO SCENARIOS and draw an objective conclusion!
Asem Pa Asa 12 years ago

One of the main problems facing Ghanaians is our propensity to assign political witch-hunt and cronyism to every measure the government takes to ensure livable conditions in Ghana. Even if it's feasible that the Fire Service ...
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One of the main problems facing Ghanaians is our propensity to assign political witch-hunt and cronyism to every measure the government takes to ensure livable conditions in Ghana. Even if it's feasible that the Fire Service could conduct fire audits and enforce fire codes in all the major markets and public places, Ghanaians would start accusing the ruling party(be it NDC or NPP)of being insensitive and callous to the plight of the "poor". Most of these markets and streets-turned-markets surely need decongestion exercises. However, judging from the prevailing political intolerance,finger-pointing, and political opportunism among our greedy politicians, the question is: who will bell the cat?

Kofi 12 years ago

Pyromania is an impulse control disorder[1] in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires,[1] in order to relieve tension, for gratification or relief. The term pyromania comes from the G ...
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Pyromania is an impulse control disorder[1] in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires,[1] in order to relieve tension, for gratification or relief. The term pyromania comes from the Greek word ??? ('pyr', fire). Pyromania and pyromaniacs are distinct from arson, the pursuit of personal, monetary or political gain. It is multiple deliberate and purposeful fire setting rather than accidental.
Perhaps someone is setting the fires?
See definition below:

[2] Pyromaniacs start fires to induce euphoria, and often fixate on institutions of fire control like fire stations and firefighters. Pyromania is a type of impulse control disorder, along with kleptomania, compulsive gambling, trichotillomania and others.
BOY KOFI 12 years ago

I have studied little bit about fire safety,just the basics.I can tell you that you need a legislative instrument as well.Our parliament must pass laws and regulation concerning fire safety and prevention in public palces and ...
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I have studied little bit about fire safety,just the basics.I can tell you that you need a legislative instrument as well.Our parliament must pass laws and regulation concerning fire safety and prevention in public palces and some residential areas.Without the legislation,I don't see how we are going to overcome this menace.Thank you.
Kwame 12 years ago

The man who was in charge of the Ministry of Interior when the Ya Na was murdered together with his elders was himself buried last week.
I am of the view that good people of Ghana will not stop at nothing bu accusing the NP ...
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The man who was in charge of the Ministry of Interior when the Ya Na was murdered together with his elders was himself buried last week.
I am of the view that good people of Ghana will not stop at nothing bu accusing the NPP for the fire outbreaks at the major markets and even those of the Lands Department and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Let us remember some of the criminal acts that happened during the NPP regime from 2001 to 7th January 2009.
The killers of Ghana's former Vice President, Mr. Ekow Nkensen Akaah still remain at large. The Ya Na and his elders were also killed in 2002 and some elements in NPP together with some in the judiciary beat their chest and tell us that the killers shall never be brought to justice. After many years of trial the killers of Issa Mobola of which one is still on the run were finally sentenced some prison terms for his murder. The killers of Roko still remain at large and that murder also took place during NPP regime.
It is on record that even former President Jerry John Rawlings during his time as Chairman of the PNDC and later under the NDC brought to trial even friends of his who have been involved in murder and other criminal acts.
It is on record that members of the NDC unlike the NPP do not subvert the state during investigations and trial of their members who are involved in serious crimes as the latter does.
There was a similar situation from 1958 and it was until when Kwame Nkrumah call for the arrest and preventive detention of some leaders of the opposition that the bombing activities against mainly children stopped and those elements were from the United Party.
Jake 12 years ago

I hope you did mot plagerise from your course work in Fire Saftey...sounds like "brother copy am down" to me, alias chew and pour.
For to translate all you have written will require change in culture and attitude, pertaining ...
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I hope you did mot plagerise from your course work in Fire Saftey...sounds like "brother copy am down" to me, alias chew and pour.
For to translate all you have written will require change in culture and attitude, pertaining to the social economic fabric of the country. Education, education and more education, under legislative guidance and periodic maintenance checks, that might involve the condemnation of some installation not commensurate to wiring installation,

However your article has brought out some useful responses.
Well Done
Dr Yaw Ohemeng 12 years ago

Sir, I do not want to blow my horns here but I do deserve some respect. I am a practising structural Engineer and nuclear safety expert of some 30 years standing. I do not have to chew and pour. I wrote my thesis nearly two d ...
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Sir, I do not want to blow my horns here but I do deserve some respect. I am a practising structural Engineer and nuclear safety expert of some 30 years standing. I do not have to chew and pour. I wrote my thesis nearly two decades ago. Learn to respect the expertise that resides in your fellow Ghanaian rather expecting that only the Whiteman can come up with ideas.
Jake 12 years ago

I did say good, did I not?
I also said implementing ERIC is also dependent on the social and economic scenarios of a country.
If I came across differently, am sorry, 'cos I teach these things and I always, impress on, not u ...
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I did say good, did I not?
I also said implementing ERIC is also dependent on the social and economic scenarios of a country.
If I came across differently, am sorry, 'cos I teach these things and I always, impress on, not using a model that work in a country, where there are building regulations.
That may be where my intuition was pricked.
Sorry Pal, is a hand shake enough?

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