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General News of Friday, March 15, 2019
Source: Mynewsgh.com
2019-03-15
The burnt structure
A 12-year-old boy, nicknamed Emma, was burned to ashes in a hell that destroyed six stores in Asafo, a suburb of Kumasi, in the Ashanti region.
The fire, sources said, began around 5 pm Friday morning, destroying properties worth several thousand Cedis from Ghana, confirmed MyNewsGh.com.
Ghana's fire services have not yet confirmed the cause of the fire that has left several people homeless, most of them apparently being squatters living in the shops and homes. other makeshift structures.
The deceased, who was sleeping in one of the stores, was prisoner of fire and his charred body was only discovered when the flames were extinguished with the support of the National Fire Service personnel from Ghana.
KMA fire department officers present at the scene to extinguish the fire said the cause was unknown, but attributed the intensity of the devastating fire to the presence flammable elements in some stores.
Some stores had in stock paints, turpentine and other automotive fluids and accessories.
The area, known as "Fitter Mu", is home to many mechanical workshops and garages.
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