Residents feared dead in Avenor fire as mother claims child trapped inside

A devastating fire broke out on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at the Avenor industrial area in Accra's North Industrial Area, leaving residents fearing for their lives. Neighbors, interviewed by local TV station Onua TV, described the horror of residents attempting to escape the flames. Some had to climb over walls to avoid being engulfed by the inferno, while others were trapped inside and unable to escape in time.

Eyewitnesses recounted the desperate screams of those trapped within the Kofikrom enclave, which houses both industrial facilities and residential dwellings. One eyewitness stated, "About seven people are trapped inside. A lady there told us. She was screaming, and we asked her the problem, and she said her little child is inside and we couldn't enter.

She was outside when the fire started, so she couldn't go inside to take her child." The Ghana National Fire Service has yet to confirm any fatalities, as the firefighting efforts continue. The origin of the fire remains undetermined.