Power restoration fault suspected in Kumasi Central Market fire

The Ghana National Fire Service is probing a suspected power-restoration fault as a potential cause for a fire that ravaged part of the Kumasi Central Market near the Aboabo station. According to eyewitnesses, the fire ignited shortly after electricity was restored following a brief outage, according to Ashanti Regional Fire Commander ACFO I Peter Tetteh.

The fire rapidly spread despite traders who had received basic fire safety training attempting to extinguish it using portable extinguishers before firefighters arrived. The fire was eventually contained by five fire appliances, including four tenders and one water tanker, although congestion and obstructions from traders attempting to retrieve their belongings complicated efforts to access the affected areas. Ongoing investigations are assessing the total financial losses and the precise cause of the fire.

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