Fire guts School Feeding facility at Ninting Primary School 

The Pre School department of the Ninting R/C Primary School in the Mampong Municipality of Ashanti region has been temporarily closed down, following a fire outbreak that razed down the School Feeding structure.

The Canteen and Store, which served as the kitchen for the preparation of meals to feed pupils of the Ninting R/C Primary under the School Feeding Programme, were badly affected by the raging fire.

The closure is part of precautionary measures taken by the authorities of the school to protect the children against accidents at the scene.

The Schools Improvement and Support Officer (SISO) of the Mampong Municipal Education Directorate, Nicholas Osei Taylor, justified the temporary closure of the Pre School.

According to Johnson Nyamekye, a Member of the Unit Committee of the Ninting Electoral Area, the fire started around 1am on Tuesday February 3, 2026.

It took the intervention and strenuous efforts of the youth to bring the fire under control as the Mampong Municipal Station of the Ghana National Fire Service could not be reached after many distress phone calls.

Officials from the Mampong Municipal Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) visited the scene later, upon a formal report by the Assembly Member.

The Municipal Director of the Organisation, Mark Hammer Yeboah, noted the disaster was serious, as the burnt building had lost its structural integrity and recommended it had to be pulled down.

Madam Yaa Adisa Pokuaa, the Caterer, while counting her loss said the store had been re-stocked with food items worth about GHC10,000 two days before the fire incident.

Meanwhile, the Municipal NADMO has pledged to provide a quantity of maize and rice as an interim move to sustain the school feeding programme to feed the pupils, while it makes formal report to the Municipal Assembly for extensive support.

From Oswald P. Freiku, Ninting

 

 

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