Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited, the strategic stock oil company in the Republic of Ghana, West Africa, has assisted the Buipe Fire Service Station in the Savannah Region with an amount of GHc 58,862 to repair its broken down tenders and control unit.
The Buipe Fire Service Station, which serves the road from Kintampo to Tamale, has been struggling to control fire outbreaks in that part of the West African nation because its only fire tender had broken down for some months.
Interestingly, the station is supposed to serve BOST’s depot that serves the Northern Region of the country, Savannah Cement Company, PBC and Volta Lake Transport Company in case of any fire outbreak.
A recent fire outbreak that occurred at the BRV tanker yard near BOST depot resulted in about five of the BRV trucks completely burnt into ashes.
Fire service personnel, who were called to the scene had to employ the use of fire extinguishers to fight the fire, a situation they described as worrying.
Following that horrifying fire incident, the Savannah Regional Fire Service Commander, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Kwasi Baffour-Awuah told energynewsafrica.com that he wrote letters to all the stakeholders in the area to solicit for financial support to be able to repair the fire tender and also fix their control unit.
He said he later got information that the Managing Director of BOST, Mr Edwin Provencal was on a working visit to Buipe and, therefore, went to engage him over the issue.
According to him, after that engagement, the MD invited him to Accra where presented a cheque of GHc33, 670 to him.
He added that the BOST MD, subsequently presented another cheque of GHc25, 192 bringing the total to GHc58,862.
Mr Baffour-Awuah said due to the assistance from BOST, the broken fire tender and the control unit of the Buipe Fire Service Station has been repaired and recommissioned.
He was full of gratitude to the management of BOST and especially the MD for his timely intervention.
He said with the fire tender back to work, his outfit is now in the position to carry out its mandated duties.
“I want to take this opportunity to express my sincerest gratitude to BOST for assisting us and fixing our fire tender. The people of Buipe will heave a sigh of relief. Now, the area from Kintampo to Tamale is covered. I want to entreat everyone that, the harmattan is here and the weather is not favourable so everyone must be cautious with the use of fire especially naked fire,” he said.
He added that the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has started its fire safety education and as such, they would be at every place-the church, mosque, market and radio stations, educating people about the hazards of fire.
The Managing Director of BOST, Mr Edwin Provencal, however, expressed satisfaction with the work done on the equipment and assured that BOST would continue to partner its stakeholders to help make Ghana a better place.
Source: www.energynewsafrica.com