On March 15, 2023, a fire destroyed a portion of the Ashanti regional facility.
Wailing while attempting to save as many items as they can, the traders affected by the catastrophe.
Some of the victims who passed out from the smoke were taken to neighboring medical facilities.
The part of the market which is under fire is known as ‘Dubai’ where items such as car tires are sold.
However, the media spoke to a man who was supposedly present in the area where the fire started.
According to the eyewitness, he was purchasing items from a female trader when he heard her radio set’s battery running low.
Thus he left his wares briefly with the lady to buy something from another area.
On his return, he saw a little smoke emanating from the trader’s shop.
“The area where she had plugged the radio was where the smoke started from. She had arranged so many things around the electric socket.
“The lady is on the same lane with the carbide vendors. The carbide got in contact with the fire and caused an explosion,” he added.
Meanwhile, officials of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) are yet to comment on the cause of the inferno.
