A fire outbreak at the Government Secretariat School hostel in Sekondi has left one person injured after flames engulfed two rooms on the second floor of the facility.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in a Facebook post confirmed that a six-member crew from the Sekondi Metro Fire Station, led by ADO I Kingsley Annane Ayakwah, responded to the incident on Saturday, June 13, 2026, after a distress call was received at 0935 hours.
Firefighters arrived at the scene at 0938 hours to find a fully developed fire involving two rooms on the hostel’s second floor. The team quickly moved in to contain the blaze, bringing it under control by 1007 hours and fully extinguishing it at 1025 hours.
Although the swift response prevented the fire from spreading to other parts of the building, two rooms and their contents were completely destroyed.
One female occupant sustained partial burns during the incident and was rushed to the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital, where she is receiving treatment.
Preliminary investigations by the GNFS indicate that the fire was triggered by a faulty two-in-one gas stove that ignited during cooking. The resulting explosion reportedly spread flames to nearby combustible materials, quickly escalating the situation and engulfing the two rooms.
The Service has since urged the public to exercise caution when using gas appliances, especially in enclosed residential spaces, to prevent similar incidents.
Source: Adomonline.com
