The Ghana National Fire Service has complained about the lack of cooperation from the public when fires break out.
He said many fire hydrants are dry, while unapproved structures have also been mounted on some of the hydrants.
He emphasized that the Fire Service looks at the specification of installing the hydrants and that every community is supposed to have one hundred meter interval hydrants along the roads and within communities.
However, there are a lot of communities that do not have one so fire fighters "get into these places and there are no water to fight,” he lamented to pulse.com.gh.
He continued to reveal that because there are no hydrants readily available for the personnel to use, they are forced to use the water in the tenders which within about 15 minutes are exhausted.
Meanwhile he advised that every commercial place, institution, hospital and school should have a smoke detector as to prevent fire outbreaks.