18 rooms destroyed in Maaha Beach Resort fire – Ellembelle Fire Commander
The Ellembelle District Fire Commander, DO2 Mark Hamilton, has confirmed that a total of 18 rooms at the Maaha Beach Resort were destroyed following a fire outbreak on the night of Wednesday, May 28.
The fire, which is reported to have started around 7 p.m. at the adjacent Vision Beach Resort, quickly spread to parts of the Maaha Beach Resort, damaging significant portions of its infrastructure.
Speaking to Citi News after firefighters had brought the blaze under control at approximately 10 p.m., DO2 Hamilton provided details on the extent of the damage and assured the public that no lives were lost.
“For Maaha Beach, 18 rooms were affected. For Vision Resort, 15 rooms were affected. There were no casualties. As we speak, the situation is under control. The rooms that were affected had no occupants. Maaha is operational,” he stated.
DO2 Hamilton also responded to earlier eyewitness claims that the Ghana Gas fire tender had been unable to assist due to the type of chemical it uses, calling the reports inaccurate.
“The call was placed at 07:59 hours, and we arrived at the scene by 08:04 hours. There was no issue with the fire tender from Ghana Gas — in fact, that was the first one dispatched and it arrived in under four minutes.
“We later called for a second pump from another station to assist, so we had two pumps on site,” he clarified.
Fire officers are expected to conduct a detailed assessment to determine the cause of the fire and to evaluate safety measures at the affected facilities.
