{
  "id": 11227178,
  "title": "Four family members burnt to death in fire at Apemanim Number Two",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/four-family-members-burnt-to-death-in-fire-at-apemanim-number-two",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T15:34:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/four-family-members-burnt-to-death-in-fire-at-apemanim-number-two/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a tragic fire incident at Apemanim Number Two, located in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region, four family members perished. The devastating blaze erupted around 2am on Thursday, October 1, trapping the occupants inside their residence. Despite the valiant efforts of eyewitnesses and onlookers to rescue the victims and extinguish the flames, the fire rapidly engulfed the building, resulting in the deaths of all four individuals. The victims have been identified as 23-year-old Kwesi, his wife, Maa Abena, and their two young children, a four-year-old child and a three-week-old baby. Tragically, each member of the family succumbed to the inferno. Eyewitnesses reported that despite their attempts to quell the fire and rescue the family, their efforts were ultimately unsuccessful. The cause of the fire remains unknown at this time. The remains of the four victims have been transported to a mortuary, and authorities are now conducting investigations to determine the circumstances that led to the untimely demise of the family members.",
  "summary": "Four members of a family have reportedly been burnt to death in a devastating fire outbreak at Apemanim Number Two in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Four family members, including two children, die in Apemanim fire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/four-family-members-including-two-children-die-in-apemanim-fire",
        "published": "2026-10-01T16:45:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}