{
  "id": 12318228,
  "title": "Fire guts Srodae commercial, residential building",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/fire-guts-srodae-commercial-residential-building",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T06:34:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/fire-guts-srodae-commercial-residential-building/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A devastating fire on Saturday night reduced a one-storey commercial and residential building in Srodae, New Juaben North Municipality, Eastern Region, to rubble. The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) swiftly responded to the distress call at 2302 hours, with a 10-member firefighting crew arriving at 2315 hours to combat the blaze. Despite the intense fire, the GNFS managed to control the inferno by 01:23 hours and fully extinguish it by 03:04 hours, preventing further damage to neighboring properties. The fire caused extensive destruction, damaging personal belongings, electrical cables, and structural elements, including the collapse of the first and partial collapse of the ground floor. Preliminary investigations are underway to ascertain the cause of the fire.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}