Fires in Ghana: We know the next one is coming

Ghana does not have a fire problem. It has a prevention problem. Each time a major market goes up in flames or a residential block is reduced to rubble, the public conversation follows a familiar script. Sympathy is extended. Committees are set up. Relief items are distributed. Investigations are promised. Then, quietly, we return to business as usual until the next fire reminds us that nothing fundamental has changed.