Korle Bu PRO debunks claims that the Maternity ward has been gutted by fire

The Public Relations Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Mustapha Salifu has debunked claims on social media that the maternity block of the hospital has been gutted by fire.

Reports were rife on social media late Tuesday night of a supposed fire outbreak at the hospital’s maternity ward with videos showing evacuation of newly born babies.

The person filming the incident had claimed that the Ghana National Fire Service had been called but its personnel were yet to get to the hospital to help douse the flame.

But speaking to Accra based Citifm Mr. Salifu said such reports were false.

“It is a false alarm to create panic,” he said.

The PRO explained that an air-conditioning system at the doctors’ restroom instead developed a slight problem and caught fire, but the situation was quickly contained.