Asafo slum fire: 40 makeshift structures burnt, one dead
The body deceased has been deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital morgue pending autopsy.
Jonas Danquah 
One person has been confirmed dead when fire gutted the Asafo BB slum in Kumasi, destroying about 40 shacks on Sunday, May 2, 2021.
Per reports, the fire began with a couple cooking in one of the nearby wooden shacks and the fire spread through a pillow and mattress-making area before finally engulfing the entire slum.
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The burnt remains of the victim - believed to be in his twenties - were found by the police and firefighters who raced to the scene to assist in putting out the fire.
According to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Fire Commander, Divisional Officer Grade 3, Simon Ben Boadu, the office had a distress call around 2:23 pm on Sunday and quickly dispatched a team of officers to deal with the situation.
He said "Due to the dense population, and the intensity of the fire, an additional two tenders were deployed to assist.
"It is important to state that one boy was killed by the fire and his body has been sent to the morgue."
Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital morgue pending autopsy.
