Ashanti Region: Over 100 Shops On Fire At Aboabo Station, Kumasi (Photos)

Several shops on fire at Aboabo station in the Ashanti region and Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) are doing everything they can to fight the fire that has gutted the commercial buildings

The fire started in the early hours of Sunday, January 10, 2021, when most of the shops in the building were closed.

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Citi News’ Ashanti Regional correspondent, Hafiz Tijani reports that at least five fire tenders have been dispatched to the scene from different fire stations within the Kumasi metropolis.

The shops, most of which resell consumer goods have been consumed in flames that are fast spreading and “proving hectic for fire officers to contain.”

Some eyewitnesses told Citi News that they suspect that the fire started when a welder was brought in by a store owner to work on his shop.

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About 100 shops are believed to have been affected. 

Below are the photos