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Kintampo Municipality Hit with Rain Storm

Residents of the Kintampo Municipality had a shock of their lives after rainstorm with lighting hit the Municipality destroying properties running into thousands of cedis.

Date Created : 5/19/2025 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Rufina Yuoni/Ghanadistricts.com

Mr. Robert Aparik a retired Environmental Health officer who went on retirement had his four-bedroom house with a provision shop burnt to ashes.

According to Mr. Aparik he was in the room when the rain stated at about 9 O’clock that evening and all he heard was people outside shouting fire only for him to come out to see one of his rooms on-fire.

The Ghana National Fire Service assisted by other individuals came to help put off the fire but that didn’t stop the whole house being burnt to ashes.

The Municipal Chief Executive for Kintampo Municipal Assembly Mr. Isaac Donkor visited the scene with some officers from the Assembly including the Municipal Fire commander, and the Director of NADMO to ascertain the level of distraction coursed by the rain.

In an interview with the Municipal fire commander Mr. Domimic Turmu Prempier revealed that the fire outbreak was as a result of the rain lighting which occurred. He was of the view that anytime there is fire out-break, citizens try to put off the fire themselves, and only seek the assistance of the Fire Service when their efforts failed to yield results and by then the situation may have gotten out of hand.

He thus advised the citizens to always first call the fire service emergency line before any other persons would come to help.

Mr. Isaac Donkor MCE was very sad about the incident, because looking at what was left, the whole building has to be pulled down and Mr. Aparik now on retirement it would be very difficult for him and the family.

Mr. Isaac called on private individual and organizations to support Mr. Aparik with building materials and other items which can help him bounce back in life with the family.

But before that the Municipal Assembly and NADMO presented some relief items such as, four (4) student Mattresses, one (1) bag of 25Kgs rice, four (4) robber basin, four robber (4) bakes, ten (10) robber cups, ten (10) boxers of mosquito cruel and an-disclose amount of money.