UPDATE...Police Launch Investigation Into The Akwatialine Fire Outbreak.
Soireenews Speaking to Aunty Veronica who can not hold her tears sadly said, my millions of cedis have been swept off by fire due to someone's negligence now I have to start everything new she sadly disclosed.
YAW OPOKU Hundreds weep as Wood sellers at AkwatiaLine in Kumasi count their loss after a fire wrecked several shops, Thursday, February 3, 2022.
Currently, items belonging to the traders could not be identified after dousing the fire as properties burnt to ashes.
Personnel from the Fire Service intervened swiftly to prevent the fire from spreading to other shops yet several shops have been destroyed.
The exact cause of the outbreak is not yet specified but it is established that a trader within the market lane burning of kept refuse might be the cause. However, the police have launched a manhunt to arrest the suspected person who has caused this huge loss to victims.
Soireenews Speaking to Aunty Veronica who can not hold her tears sadly said, my millions of cedis have been swept off by fire due to someone's negligence now I have to start everything new she sadly disclosed.
Some sellers are left stranded due to the huge loss they recorded today out of the outbreak.
Some say the toughest part has to do with how they will manage to raise money to be able to immerse in the wood-selling business again.
The fire service has advised residents to be extra careful dealing with a fire at this juncture.
