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Fire reportedly guts the Intensive Care Unit of the Korle-Bu teaching hospital in the early hours of Monday, November 30, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fire is believed to have been cause by an electrical fault from a socket in the ward<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The three patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who were on admission at the unit have been transferred to the University of Ghana Medical Centre<\/p>\n\n\n\n
News reaching kumasionlinegh.com indicates that fire gutted the Intensive Care Unit of the Korle-Bu teaching hospital in the early hours of Monday, November 30, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a report filed by,kumasionlinegh.com the fire is believed to have been cause by an electrical fault from a socket in the ward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hospital\u2019s Public Relation Officer, PRO, Mustapha Salifu, said, officials have taken all the necessary steps to evacuate all three patients who were in the ICU to safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Fire guts Korle-Bu Intensive Care Unit; COVID-19 patients transferred to UGMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The three patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who were on admission at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have been transferred to the University of Ghana Medical Centre after the fire outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Salifu said steps are also being taken to refurbish the ICU for re-occupation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe fire was detected early, so we were able to handle it as soon it started. The COVID-19 patients are safe and under control.There were also no casualties involved as a result of the outbreak,\u201d<\/strong>… he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CEO of the hospital, Dr Opoku Ware Ampomah who was at the scene during the emergency, commended the staff for their heroic acts which prevented the situation from escalating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fortunately, the fire service’s promptness in dealing with the fire, was commendable as the fire did not spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cause of the blaze is yet to be known but the fire is believed to have started around 11 am on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A video which circulated online showed heavy smoke bellowing out from the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The video also showed people at the scene attempting to contain the fire from spreading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Firefighters have also arrived at the scene to help contain the fire and are yet to establish the cause of the blaze. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reports indicate the fire started on the first floor of the seven-story building, which contained stationary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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