Fire in parliament: No casualties but damage reported

Aug 28, 2024 - 00:36

Fire gutted parts of Parliament's Job 600 building earlier today, causing damage to a storeroom.

Ghana's Parliament has announced that there were no casualties in the early Tuesday, August 27, 2024, fire that gutted the Job 600 building.

The inferno, which gutted parts of the building, caused significant damage to a storeroom, although the exact cause of the fire remains a mystery.

Firefighters from the Ghana National Fire Service sprang into action, promptly extinguishing the blaze and preventing further destruction.

In a statement made on Tuesday, August 27, Parliament admitted that the full amount of the damage is unknown.

However, it thanked the firefighters for their quick response to the event.

“Parliament would like to assure the public that there were no casualties although the extent of damage is yet to be determined.”

The Clerk to Parliament, in consultation with the Rt Hon Speaker, has directed that as a precautionary measure, all Members of Parliament and Staff should vacate the precincts of Parliament and return tomorrow, Wednesday, 28th August 2024. A skeletal staff are, however, to be at the post to deal with exigencies,"the statement read.

Find the full statement below.