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FALSE: Bank of Ghana is NOT on fire

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December 8, 2022
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There are widespread reports online suggesting a fire outbreak at the Bank of Ghana (BoG), with accompanying videos showing smoke billowing from the Central Bank’s building complex.

The claim has since gone viral on social media – Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp – after being mainstreamed by a number of credible media platforms (here) and is currently leading the trends on Twitter.

FALSE: Bank of Ghana is NOT on fire
Top 5 trends on Twitter on December 2,2022

 

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The Bank of Ghana(BoG) in a statement has debunked the claim and called on the public to disregard the reports.

According to the Central Bank, a routine fire drill (simulation exercise) to prepare staff for a real-time fire situation was being misconstrued.

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“The (simulation)exercise was conducted in collaboration with the Ghana National Fire Service, the National Ambulance Service and the Ghana Police Service,” the BoG said.

REPORTS ABOUT A FIRE OUTBREAK AT BANK OF GHANA UNTRUE

— Bank of Ghana (@thebankofghana) December 8, 2022

The Ghana National Fire Service has also confirmed: “it wasn’t a fire incident,”  the Director of Public Relations, ACFO Timothy Osafo-Affum clarified when contacted by GhanaFact.

 

By: Gifty Tracy Aminu

 

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