The fire, according to staff of the two television stations, started from the BTA
A statement signed by the corparate affairs manager, Richmond Keelson indicates the regency hotel and its restaurant,guest rooms and conference facilities are intact and were not touched by fire
It was reported earlier that properties worth thousand Ghana cedis were destroyed by fire including a branch of GN Bank, BTA and ATV televisons and parts of coconut groove hotel, all located at the North Ridge suburb of Accra.
The management of GN groupe in a statement copied to ghana web.com has stated emphatically that the Regency Hotel and it’s affilates are safe. Fire saturday April 22 destroyed several properties forming part of Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom’s business conglomerate.
The raging fire burnt down a branch of GN Bank, two television stations ( ATV and BTA) and parts of Coconut Grove Hotel, all located at the North Ridge suburb of Accra.
Read full statement below
Somewhere between 5.00 and 5.30pm this afternoon, staff of Amansan Television (ATV) noticed fire burning apparently from the direction of an air conditioning unit in their studio.
When alarm, was raised, everyone ran to safety and an urgent call was made to the Ghana Fire Service to come and help put out the fire.
Two fire tenders came soon followed by three more.
It has become apparent after about an hour and a half, that the Fire Service personnel have not been able to contain the fire at the studio.
Now the fire has spread to other offices on the same block as the ATV studio.
The ATV studio and four commercial offices of Groupe Nduom are on the same block.
It is important to note that the Regency Hotel and its restaurant, guest rooms and conference facilities are intact and were not touched by the fire.
We will keep the public informed with further developments as they occur.
Richmond Keelson Groupe Nduom Corporate Affairs
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