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Luxury Car Catches Fire At University Of Ghana
07 Mar

Luxury Car Catches Fire At University Of Ghana

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A luxury car caught fire at the University of Ghana on Monday, March 6, 2023. The incident happened at the forecourt of the Jean Nelson Ackah Hall where a few residents were going about their activities at what some say was a car show. Driver of the Ford Mustang car was seen loudly revving the engine of the static car. He did so until a point where it appeared to have overheated and exploded eventually. Alarmed bystanders run off shouting for help while the vehicle kept blazing. After nearly a minute of burning, two males trooped the scene with extinguishers…
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Fire Kills Mother, 2 Daughters At Abuakwa
01 Feb

Fire Kills Mother, 2 Daughters At Abuakwa

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A mother has died with her two daughters in a fire that swept through their apartment at Abuakwa in Kumasi, Wednesday dawn. The three are identified as Abigail Manu 28, Norah Yeboah, 9 and Philipa Yeboah, 6. It is unclear the cause of the inferno but eyewitnesses say they found the mother shielding the two children from the fire after dousing the flame. Two of the five people who occupied the house at the time of the incident escaped unhurt. Community security volunteers who were first at the scene explained there was a loud noise from the house around 3:15…
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Fire Destroys Shops At Kantamanto Market
29 Nov

Fire Destroys Shops At Kantamanto Market

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Parts of the Kantamanto market in Accra have been destroyed by fire. The incident on Tuesday morning destroyed many goods and shops worth thousands of cedis. It is not clear yet what started the inferno. The fire has already engulfed more than 200 shops in the area. Eyewitnesses say initial efforts by the Ghana National Fire Service to douse it did not yield the desired results as they ran out of water in the process. Some personnel are still at the scene doing their best to halt the blaze. Over seven fire tenders are said to have been dispatched with…
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Tamale Market: Fire Destroys 5 Shops
11 Nov

Tamale Market: Fire Destroys 5 Shops

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Fire on Wednesday destroyed some shops at the Tamale Central Market. An intervention by fire fighters from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) helped to bring the fire under control and prevented it from spreading to many other shops at the market. There was no casualty recorded. The cause of the fire is also yet to be determined.         Source: Graphic.com
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