EC Regional Office fire: Data Centre safe and secure-EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed that there was a fire outbreak at its Regional Office in Sorpeimon near Accra in the early hours of today, Friday, 14th August. 2020.
The fire struck the storage facility of the Sarpeiman Office and destroyed a number of used items including old forms, ballot boxes and referendum stationery.
According to the EC, the fire did not affect the Main Administration Block, adding that  Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service were able to bring the fire under control.
“The Commission entreats the General Public to ignore the falsehood being peddled on social media to the effect that its Data Centre was destroyed by the fire. The Electoral Commission assures the General Public that its Data Centre is safe and secure,” the EC said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the EC said it is working closely with the Fire Service and the Security Agencies to unearth the cause of the fire.