Tag: Fire

  • Father Set his Home on Fire

    Father Set his Home on Fire

    A father of two has reportedly set his home ablaze in the Ashanti Region, leaving his nine-year-old boy dead and his other child and wife severely injured.

    Identified as Agyemang, the married man who happens to be a commercial driver after setting the house on fire attempted to take his life but his plan proved futile as he survived the incident. He is currently under medical watch at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) having sustained several degrees of injuries in the fire alongside his wife and second child.

    The incident has left neighbours in a state of shock as the fire swept through the four-bedroom apartment destroying properties worth thousands of Ghana Cedis.

    Firefighting officials have since recovered the charred body from the debris. Investigations are however underway to ascertain the reason behind the man setting fire into his home.

  • Fire guts Kantamanto market

    Fire guts Kantamanto market

    News reaching Ghana Guardian indicates the popular Kantamanto market in Accra is on fire.

    The cause of the fire is not immediately known to this portal but we understand personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) are already at the scene to salvage the situation.

    The fire, according to reports, started from a place close to the Agbogbloshie Market.

    This incident happened hours after fire ravaged part of the Koforidua market in the Eastern Regional.

    Shops and various items were consumed by the inferno believed to have started around 10 am.

    The blaze was reportedly caused by an electrical fault on the main power supply pole of the electricity company of Ghana which spread to the nearby shops.

    It’s been two weeks since fire guts portion of the first floor of GCB Bank Liberty House Building, Kantamanto in the Central Business District of Accra.

    Watch the video below:

    Ghanaweb

  • GCB Bank Liberty House branch at Kantamanto on fire

    GCB Bank Liberty House branch at Kantamanto on fire

    Fire on Saturday gutted the GCB Bank, Liberty House branch at Kantamanto in Accra.
    The cause of the fire, which started on the first floor of the seven-storey building is unknown.

    According to eyewitnesses, the fire started around 8 am Saturday morning.

    As of midday, there were about six fire tenders at the scene and fire service personnel were trying to keep the fire from spreading.

    Personnel from the Ghana Fire Service are currently trying to douse a fire that has swept through the GCB Bank tower at Kantamanto in Accra.

    In a video fast circulating on social media, smoke can be seen coming out of the storey-building.

    Although the cause of the fire remains unknown, a crowd has gathered at the scene as security personnel and the fire service try to bring the situation under control.

    The Police barricaded the road leading to the area.

    Updates will soon be given….

  • Fire Destroys Wood Factory At Agbogba

    Fire Destroys Wood Factory At Agbogba

    Fire Destroys Wood Factory At Agbogba

    Wood Factory Information reaching Dikoder.com has it that three semi-detached houses and a factory at Agbogba, a suburb of Accra, have been gutted by fire.

    The incident occurred a few minutes before midday. Even though the cause of the fire is not yet known, residents suspect an industrial gas leakage.

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    Fire Destroys
    Wood Factory

    Fire Destroys

    When UTV correspondents reached the scene, personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service and National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) were still scrambling to completely put out the fire.

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