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Jan
The Central Region recorded 664 fire incidents in 2023 as against 570 in 2022, the regional office of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has said. This means that the region experienced 94 more fire cases than it did in 2022, representing an increase of 16.5 per cent. However, none of the incidents was fatal unlike in 2022 where two people died in the 570 cases recorded. DOIII Abdul Wasiu Hudu, the Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO), told the Ghana News Agency that although it was normal to see a rise in fire incidents as settlements expanded, the rate of…