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General News of Saturday, June 15, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-06-15
A young man cleaning the debris from the burned warehouse
A fire destroyed various hair and body products at a warehouse owned by Kasoa New Market Traders Association General Secretary Alhaji Haroun Tetteh Mensah in Walatu, central Kasoa.
The fire, which occurred around 2 am on weekends, destroyed cosmetics and other items found in thousands of Cedis in Ghana.
It took the intervention of Gomoa Budumburam fire station staff to extinguish the fire after Alhaji Mensah's unsuccessful household efforts.
explosions
Hajia Amina Abdallah Mensah, the wife of Alhaji Mensah, said about the incident: "We were awakened by the warehouse explosions while we were asleep. When we rushed out, we saw the warehouse in flames on the same grounds as our residence. "
She said that after calling the fire department, members of her family then tried to extinguish the fire before the firefighters arrived.
Hajia Mensah, who estimated the cost of the destroyed items at around 500,000 ¢, said that she had been deeply affected by the destruction since she had had several clients to whom she had supplied the items.
Having received goods from suppliers, she said she was waiting for the end of Ramadan to also supply her customers in the Kasoa region before being hit by fire.
cause
"Honestly, I do not know what caused the fire. When we woke up, we just saw him at the top of the building. I am devastated when I speak to you. People are waiting for the goods, but we can not buy them anymore, "she said.
Hajia Mensah prayed that companies that provided her with property would like her and give her time to overcome the trauma she suffered.
For his part, Alhaji Mensah described this incident as a blow to his family, as it meant that he and his wife would have to find money to pay for the goods they had recently taken delivery of. ;other.
The fire was so severe that it took more than two days for the debris from the fire to be evacuated and swept away.
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