Fire break out for Kantamanto market for Accra, Ghana, for di early hours of Thursday, and destroy ova 100 shops.
Di wey start around 1:00 am don cause traders ogbonge losses.
One video wey di Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) share on dia Facebook page show how dem dey quench di fire.
Dem quickly call di Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to cut power supply to di area, to ensure di safety of di operation.
Fire tenders from Circle, Trade Fair, and Dansoman arrive di scene of di fire.
Di GNFS neva confam di cause of di fire, but investigations dey expected to commence once di area dey secure.
GNFS say dem deploy 13 fire tenders from across di Greater Accra Region to combat di fire.
Di GNFS neva confam di cause of di fire, but investigations dey expected to commence once di area dey secure.
According to local media, no be di first time di Kantamanto market dey catch fire.
Many traders wey dey affected don ask for goment assistance to help dem get back on dia feet.
Kantamanto 😳. This is heartbreaking 💔
— Maame Ama Adoma (@MaameAmaAdoma) January 2, 2025
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The traders at Kantamanto sift through the debris to recover any items that were untouched by Thursday's fire.#ChannelOneNews pic.twitter.com/gfho8RxBZU
— ChannelOne TV (@Channel1TVGHA) January 2, 2025
