We did not use sachets of water to quench fire at Manhyia South - Ghana National Fire Service
A three-storey building at Manhyia South in Kumasi was ravaged by fire, destroying 11 of its 44 rooms and leaving affected residents accounting their losses.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has refuted allegations that firefighters responded to the Manhyia South fire without water on August 20, 2026. During an interview on Ghanakoma morning show, D03 Atta Arhin Mensah, the Head of the Ashanti Regional Public Relations Department, stated that all fire tenders are fully loaded before deployment.
The fire at a three-story building in Manhyia South destroyed 11 of its 44 rooms, displacing residents. Firefighters successfully controlled the blaze at 1:49 pm, averting further spread. Arhin Mensah clarified that individuals using sachets of water to combat the fire were not part of the GNFS team. Prison officers from Manhyia Prison Service, who arrived to assist, threw sachets of water onto the flames.
He urged the media to verify their information before publishing. Arhin Mensah emphasized that the GNFS never dispatches fire tenders without water during incidents and debunked claims of inadequate preparation by the service. He stressed that the organization will never leave fire tenders without water, debunking persistent rumors of ill-prepared responses to fire outbreaks.
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