Firefighters Contain High-Tension Pole Fire at Okorase Amertey Junction
Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have saved several residential facilities after containing a fire that gutted a high-tension pole at Okorase Amertey Junction.
The fire started on November 30, 2025, and received a response from the Koforidua Metro Fire.
A statement reporting the incident issued on December 2 said the crew arrived within minutes to find a high-tension pole on fire.
“They waited for the Electricity Company of Ghana to safely cut power before extinguishing the blaze using water from a hose reel.”
The fire is said to have caused partial damage to the cut-out fuse and pole.
However, it noted that there were no further detected hazards.
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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