OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE REDUCED TO ASHES AFTER EARLY  MORNING FIRE.

The Old Parliament which houses the Commission of Inquiry into Judgement Debt, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) was gutted by fire in the early hours of this morning.

A statement issued and signed in Accra by George William Dove Public Relations Officer  says at about 4.00 am in the early hours of Thursday, December 19, 2013, there was a fire outbreak in the main chamber of the old Parliament House (opposite the Kwame Nkrumah Masoleum) which prompted fire control measures and the Ghana Fire Service was called.

According to the statement, the Commission wishes to assure the public, especially its stakeholders, that even though the fire incident was severe, it did not affect any life. Again, it would not seriously affect the Commission’s work. However, the Commission will relocate and the new location will be announced soon.

The statement further said the Commission expresses its gratitude to the Ghana National Fire Service, the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana Armed Forces and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) for their prompt response which ensured that the fire was put out.

It stated that the Commission awaits the Fire Report from the Fire Service to know the cause of the fire.

The Commission of Inquiry into Judgment Debt is also grateful to the general public for their concerns and unflinching support not only at this time but since the commencement of its work.