Fire has gutted a 4-bedroom house at Anoma, a suburb of Wenchi in
the Bono Region destroying property estimated at several thousands of Ghana
cedis including cash.
The cause of fire is still
unknown according to officials of the Ghana National Fire Service
Asana Nakonyor, one of the fire
victims told Nana Anfreh Damanta MyNewsGh.com’s reporter
in the area that she has lost almost everything in her room, including 60
pieces of clothes, expensive cooking utensils, cash of GHS2, 500.00 among
others.
Abu Moro a driver who lost his
cash of GH¢3,400 and other personal effects in the fire outbreak said one of
the tenants said he and his wife had also lost GH¢4, 900.
“A young boy staying behind our
house came to my work place to tell me that our house was up in flames before a
colleague tenant called to confirm what was happening”.
“I am a driver so I was at the
station when the incident occurred. When I got the information, I quickly
called Fire Service personnel and they swiftly responded”, Moro revealed
According to him by the time the
Fire Service Personnel had reported to the scene, the fire had gutted the house
and their belongings.
Divisional Officer III Mr. Eric Boateng who is the Wenchi
Municipal Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service said his outfit is
currently investigating the incident.
He cautioned residents to be careful with naked fire in this
dry season, explaining that his outfit has recorded a total of 6 fire incidents
this year alone.
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