Joy News investigations have revealed that five of Accra\u2019s high rise buildings owned by the Social Security and National insurance Trust are not safe and do not meet fire safety regulations.<\/p>\n
This is because the fire alarm systems in these buildings have all expired or been worn out.<\/p>\n
Last year two separate fire incidents in two of them, the Ridge and Trust Towers, exposed the danger that workers and people who transact business in these towers are exposed to.<\/p>\n
Joy News\u2019 Sammy Darko reports one fire expert as saying the Trust Towers and the others owned by SSNIT are sitting on a time bomb. Checks reveal that all the towers are not fire certified. Their fire certificates expired more than two years ago and fire officials are reluctant to renew them because authorities here have failed to put in the required fire safety measures.<\/p>\n
Fire alarm systems at the Trust Towers are not functioning. The smoke detectors are old and out of use; the fire alarm will not go off in the event of a fire outbreak. All the emergency doors do not have push buttons. Besides that the doors have been locked – which means in the event of a stampede those in the building will be trapped. The structure also lacks a hole rising mains. The mains serve as a water reservoir to enable fire tenders pump water as high as the height of the building.<\/p>\n
The Trust Tower is not the only building without the necessary fire safety systems. The situation is almost the same at the 15-floor Ridge Tower, which houses some of the biggest companies and financial institutions. It is estimated that over 2,000 people work in the building.<\/p>\n
The malfunctioning fire alarm systems there were exposed last year when one of the offices of an insurance company caught fire. At the time of the incident the alarm systems didn\u2019t go off.<\/p>\n
Unlike the Trust Towers, the Ridge Towers has a hole rising mains but lacks a pumping machine. The situation is even dangerous for this structure because of the unreliable water supply in the ridge area.<\/p>\n
Experts say in the event of a fire outbreak, the highest firefighters can get to is the third floor. Remember, this tower has 15 floors.<\/p>\n
The situation is the same for Heritage, Premier and NIA Towers all belonging to SSNIT. Managers of the structures, Broll Ghana Property Services said they were aware of the problem but blamed it on procurement procedures. Fire experts say the longer the managers of the properties delay in securing the fire certification, the more danger they pose to your life and property if you do business in one of these buildings.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Broll also says it may have to sack occupants of the Trust Towers for a complete refurbishment of the building. The company says a major hurdle is to convince tenants to vacate the building. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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