They include ‘PySpy’, open-space intelligent fire detection and alert system, the world’s first of such technology to be invented, and ‘Laser Smoke Detector’, an indoor fire detector device. The laser smoke detector, also the first laser-based technology of its kind, was developed by one Charles Ofori, a mechanical Engineering student, to help increase responsive time of detection of smoke during indoor fire outbreaks. The Provost said a demonstration of how this laser smoke detector worked had been conducted at the College and challenged policy makers to strive to encourage the adoption of the technologies in the interest of the nation. In all, more than 20, 500 fires were recorded within this period with an estimated cost of GHC97million. The GNFS data shows that domestic and bush fires accounted for about two-thirds of all fire outbreaks in this period.

Source: GhanaWeb April 30, 2017 10:41 UTC