Fire guts Winneba Gov't Hospital

It took personnel from the National Fire Service about four hours to put out a fire at the Winneba Government Hospital in the Central Region.

Administrator of the Hospital, Hayford Frimpong said the fire, which started at about 10pm Monday, swept through the Pharmacy and the Stores Departments of the Hospital. The cause is unknown, Mr. Frimpong told Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, host of the Super Morning Show of Joy FM, Tuesday.

He said personnel of the Fire Service were able to put out the fire at about 2am Tuesday, preventing it from further spreading to other departments.

Although no casualty has been recorded, the Administrator was unable to tell if injuries were recorded.