Tag Archives: Burnt

Two men burnt to death in alleged mob justice attack

Two men were burnt to death in an alleged mob justice attack in Diepsloot, Gauteng, on Monday. A murder investigation was launched after two men, aged 21 and 24, were burnt to death after community members claimed they were involved in a house robbery on Sunday. According to a Diepsloot …

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Blow-by-blow account of how accident that burnt over 14 happened – Eyewitness tells

An eyewitness account has emerged detailing how the accident at Asamase happened on March 22, 2022. Reports on Tuesday evening indicated that some over 14 persons were feared dead following a ghastly accident at Asemasa near Beposo in the Shama District in the Western Region. According to reports by Connect …

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Two soldiers, 32 others killed, seven injured, houses burnt in attack

The Kaduna State Government has said no fewer than 34 persons, including two soldiers, were killed in the Sunday night attack on Agban Kagoro in Kaura Local Government Area of the state by bandits. The state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the incident on …

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Over 14 passengers reportedly burnt beyond recognition in fatal Shama accident

Over 14 persons are feared dead following a ghastly accident at Asemasa near Beposo in the Shama District in the Western Region. According to reports by Connect FM, the fatal accident happened when a truck and a Ford passenger vehicle collided head-on. A post on the media outlet’s Twitter platform …

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Parts of Tic Tac’s restaurant burnt as petrol tanker catches fire

It took the doughty Firefighters one hour 30 minutes to bring a fire involving a Renault petrol tanker truck with registration No. GT 9184–18 under control after dispatch at 1314 hours. The raging ruinous fire was finally knocked down at 3:50 pm using water and foam from three fire engines …

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PHOTOS: Two killed, houses burnt over renewed chieftaincy dispute at Jantong

Two persons have been confirmed dead and five houses torched in a renewed chieftaincy dispute at Jantong in the North East Gonja District of the Savannah Region. The deceased; 53-year-old Hawa and one Seidu Abdulai, 40, were part of several others who were attacked with guns Wednesday morning. Information gathered …

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Man found half burnt at Kawukudi junction

A yet-to-be-identified man in his mid-40s was on Monday at about 0700 hours, found dead in a burning bush around Kawukudi Junction in Accra. According to eyewitnesses, the man was found with his legs chained to a tree, lying in a supine position and partially burnt from his feet to …

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90-year-old woman, 3 others burnt to death at Gyinyaase

The Ghana National Fire Service has confirmed a man and his wife were killed after fire consumed a structure they lived in at Gyinyaase in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region over the weekend. Firefighters who rushed to the scene to battle the blaze said witnesses disclosed that the …

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PHOTOS: Couple burnt to death in a fire outbreak at Kotei

A fire outbreak that occurred at Kotei on the dawn of Friday, March 11 has claimed the lives of a couple after they were burnt beyond recognition. Mr. Godfred Konyo, about 54, and his wife, Mrs. Happy Danso, 50, were said to have slept when the unfortunate incident occurred. Kwame …

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Miners sue GAF after soldiers burnt house and mining equipment

The Ghana Armed Forces(GAF) have become the subject of multiple lawsuits following weeks of a clampdown on small scale mining activities in some districts of the Ashanti region, sanctioned by the Central Command as part of Operation Halt II. Several mining equipment, some parked several kilometres away from any mine …

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