The Assistant Chief Fire Officer 1, Mrs Naomi Ofori-Adubia Sarpong, Bono East Regional Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service, has commissioned a new fire safety taskforce yesterday to patrol the Atebubu market daily.

The taskforce was tasked with orders to switch off electrical gadgets and ensure cooking fires are extinguished by evening.

The Assistant Chief Fire Officer said the team should "work tirelessly to educate, enforce and innovate" to keep the community free from preventable fires.

"You should work tirelessly to educate, enforce and innovate. Let us join forces to make this community a safer place. Together we can make a difference," she emphasised.

She tagged each member with a badge, instructing them to stand at attention and salute before receiving their patch.

"I commissioned the fire safety taskforce. I expect you to patrol the market daily from morning to evening to ensure all electrical gadgets are switched off and all fires lit by the market traders for cooking are extinguished," she explained.

She ordered daily patrols from morning to evening to ensure electrical gadgets were switched off and cooking fires extinguished, and officially commissioned the unit to keep Atebubu free from preventable fires.