Transformers Damaged as Fire Guts NEDCo Sub-station Warehouse

Transformers, high-tension cables, meters and other valuables have been destroyed in a blaze that gutted the GRIDCo-NEDCo Sub-station warehouse at Choggu in Tamale.

According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), the blaze was triggered by a transformer explosion in the wee hours of Monday, March 3.

“Firefighters from Tamale Metro and Tamale Teaching Hospital Fire Stations swiftly responded to a fire at the GRIDCo-NEDCo Sub-station warehouse at Choggu, Tamale,” it said in a statement.

After deploying their expertise, the firefighters successfully salvaged much of the equipment, it added.
“The adept firefighters salvaged much of the equipment including transformers, meters, high-tension cables and the warehouse. Regional Fire Commander, ACFO II Franklin Masiku was present.”

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini