Monday, December 6, 2010

AHOMKA FM MAST COLLAPSES (PAGE 22, DEC 3, 2010)

GUSTS of rain last Sunday morning caused the collapse of an old antennae used by Ahomka FM, a private radio station on top of block three of the SSNIT Flats at Elmina.
Even though no one was injured in the incident, an Audi 80 car which was parked at the entrance was slightly dented as part of the collapsed antennae landed close to the vehicle hit it.
The operation of the FM station at the Flats had been challenged by the residents, due to the danger the erection of a mast in a residential area poses to lives and property.
Following a court’s ruling, the station relocated to Iture, near Elmina but the antennae was not dismantled.
A resident of Block three, who claimed anonymity, described the incident as a miraculous escape for a former resident who used to park his car at the spot where the collapsed antennae landed.
In a related development, residents of SSNIT Flats have appealed to the Electricity Company of Ghana to pull down a concrete pole for streetlight between Block three and Block four which poses danger to lives.
The cement covering the iron rods has peeled off as a result of corrosion leaving it to stand precariously.

No comments: