Ababoa fire: victims loses physical money, foodstuffs

Some business owners at the central business of Tamale have lost huge sums of money and items worth thousands of Ghana Cedis after the fire outbreak.

These occurred after a compound house they rent to keep their items gutted by fire.

Ingredients, clothes meant for saleindomie, fish, tomatoes, cabbage, glasses, physical money were affected.

Ibrahim Jawab, a glass worker who lost his physical money in the fire said before they arrived at the scene everything was done.

According to him, his brother who normally deposits his business money at the bank traveled and return home late on Friday.

“We wanted to take it to the bank but because of the weekend, it is my brother who usually takes it to the bank but he traveled to Walewale for work so he came yesterday in the afternoon and you know usually bank doesn’t work during the weekend so we left the money so that on Monday we can take it to the bank but unfortunately this incident happened and everything was burnt,” he said.

Mma Ayishatu, one of the victims said the fire has completely collapsed their businesses as the items in the warehouse were destroyed.

“As you can see, everything is burnt, these are some of few things we’re able to get, the rest are burnt and I have nothing to say, I leave everything in the hands of God"

Mr. Baba Hudu, The public relations officer for the Ghana National Fire Service in the Northern Region at the accident scene told Journalists that they were prompted late but they were able to dispatch their men on time.

According to him, the fire was at a fully developed stage when the personnel reached the scene so they called for assistance from other fire stations. Adding that investigations have commenced identifying the fire cause.

Mr. Baba assured that they will issue a letter for the burnt money to be changed at the bank.

He revealed that Northern Region has recorded seventy eighty (78) fire incidents from January to date, with domestic fire being on the rise.

He used the opportunity to task the public to always call directly into their office in the region instead of phoning the head office in Accra.