Fire scare at Heritage Towers

Smoke emanating from a computer in one of the offices triggered the fire alarm system. 

Mr Reginald Obeng of Broll Ghana Limited, property managers of the Heritage Towers, told the Daily Graphic that the fire alarm systems on the eighth floor of the towers triggered around 8:10 a.m. as a result of  smoke emanating from a computer system.

He noted that security guards stationed at the facility were unable to ascertain the cause of the alert until the fire alarm system triggered again at around 10:52a.m., upon which the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) was notified.

“I am sure the security guards were unable to detect the cause of the first alarm  because the smoke was difficult to detect but when the alarm sounded for the second time, the smoke was high in density, thereby making it easy to identify the source of the alert,” he said. 

Mr Obeng further stated that personnel from the GNFS arrived within five minutes after they had been called and were able to douse the smoke, thereby preventing a possible fire disaster.

According to Mr Obeng, the only destroyed item in the office was the computer device that generated the smoke.

He said  the Heritage Towers was adequately equipped and met all fire safety standards.