Occupants of a 3 semi-detached building at Two Streams a suburb of Koforidua, have accused some personnel of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) of causing a fire outbreak in their building.
Fire raced down the newly built structure moments after personnel of the power distribution company disconnected the house for an alleged illegal connection.
According to eyewitnesses, the personnel who visited the area under police protection this afternoon declined pleas from the occupants of the building to settle their debts and went ahead to disconnect their main line from a nearby electricity pole.
The occupants suddenly saw smoke emanating from one of the rooms just about 5 minutes when the personnel left the area a situation they attribute to as a result of the disconnection done by the personnel.
Two fire trucks dispatched to the scene from the New Juaben North and South Municipal commands struggled to bring the situation under control as the rooms had several combustible materials.
A victim Princewill Anale who lost all his properties including his passport and certificates and is demanding justice called for a thorough investigation into the incident.
The Assembly Man for Two Streams Electoral Area Citizen Tetteh, who spoke to Channel One News says a formal complaint will be lodged at the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
“What I intend to do is to lead the affected residents to lodge a formal complaint with the PURC, and follow up thereafter, if need be, get lawyers and make sure justice is brought to the people”
The New Juaben North Municipal Fire Service Commander D02 Dominic Agyapong says the service has begun its investigations to unravel the actual cause of the fire.
“We can only advise the public to be cautious for we are still in the dry season and we are investigating to know the actual cause of the fire.”