The Akweteman residence of Mr Ben Ephson,
Editor of the Daily Dispatch, was Monday night gutted by fire in Accra
near the Akweteman Church of Pentecost.
It took two tenders and close to an hour for personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service to bring the raging fire under control.
Though there were people in the house when the fire started at about 10:30pm, no casualty has been recorded yet.
Though the cause of the fire was yet to be established, it was suspected to have started from the garage, an eyewitness told Myjoyonline.com
Attempt to reach Mr Ephson on phone was unsuccessful, but Franklin Cudjoe of IMANI Ghana, who lives in the same area and was a witness to the incidence, said residents were yet to sight Mr Ephson at the scene of the fire.
“We realised there was smoke coming out of the house and it was quite worrying. We tried getting in touch with the Fire Service, of course they came close to an hour, they managed to put the fire out of control, but then the water ran out of the fire tender so we have to wait for another 20 to 30 minutes for the second one to arrive,” Mr Cudjoe narrated.
The building is a self-contained, and eyewitness believes significant damage might have been caused to Mr Ephson’s property.
Latter in an interview with Joy News’ Anna Agyepong, Mr Ben Ephson confirmed that the fire started from the garage before spreading to the other apartments - the living room, the kitchen and one bedroom. His main bedroom was however not affected by the inferno.
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