Tag Archives: Burnt

A/R: Houses, structures accidentally burnt as Operation Halt sets excavators ablaze

Some houses and structures at Ntoboroso in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti region have been burnt after the anti-galamsey taskforce, Operation Halt II team set ablaze some excavators parked in the community. The incident occurred today, Wednesday, 23 February 2022 during the operation of the task force in …

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17 burnt to death as petrol tanker catches fire in Nigerian state

No fewer than 17 persons died when a tanker caught fire along the Lagos-Ibadan highway in the Ogun State of Nigeria. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that the accident happened around 5 am on Friday, February 18 before the Isara bridge. The spokesperson of the FRSC in Ogun, …

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SAD PHOTOS: 5- year- old boy burnt to ashes at Dakuripe

A 5-year- old boy, Tago Evans, was burnt to ashes in his father room at Dakuripe in the Bole District of the Savannah Region. The incident according to report happened around 3:30pm on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, when the victim was alone in the room after he returned from school. …

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Volta Region: 80 acres of cannabis farm burnt down; pregnant woman, others arrested

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) discovered and destroyed large cannabis cultivation (wee farm) at Liati Dafonu in the Volta Region’s Afadjato South District. A team of 70 officers from NACOC, Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), National Investigation Bureau (NIB), and Hohoe Divisional Police Command stormed the plantation around 7 a.m. Thursday …

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E/R: Dozens of electricity poles burnt in bushfires

Dozens of Electricity poles in the Eastern Region have been burnt as bushfires ravage parts of the region. The increasing bushfires is threatening uninterrupted power supply and causing damages as many electricity poles have been affected. Over 140 bushfires have been recorded so far in the region this year. The …

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Two communities clash, 3 motorcycles burnt to ashes over wake-keeping music

  The police at Twifo Praso in the Twifo Attimorkwa District of the Central Region, are on a manhunt for scores of suspects who burnt three motorcycles to ashes following a clash between Twifo Pewodie and Mintaso youth during a wake-keeping. According to an eyewitness account, the youth at Mintaso …

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Girl, 25, who was burnt by ‘mad man’ at Kotwi receives help after report

The 25 year old girl who was allegedly burnt by a mad man at Kotwi in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region is currently receiving treatment at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital following OTEC News’ reportage.   The family the  illing girl who could not afford hospital bills left …

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2-month-old baby boy, 12-year-old girl burnt to death on Christmas eve

Two children have been burnt to death in a domestic fire outbreak at Buokrom Estate in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. The victims are a 12-year-old girl and a two-month-old baby boy. Three others also sustained serious injuries and have been admitted to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. …

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IGP visits new police station burnt by land guards at Tenbibian

IGP promises to reconstruct vandalized police station Land guards terrorizing residents of Tenibibian, Obom and Ashalaja Suspected land guards fear new police station will threaten their activities The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Danpare has led a team of officers to visit the yet to be commissioned police station …

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Three burnt to death while sharing fuel near naked fire

Three persons have been burnt to death at Nteso-Ntonoam electoral area in the Fanteakwa North District in Eastern Region in an inferno while sharing fuel near a naked flame. The deceased are Hellen Teye,2, and Angmor Emmanuel,36, and Teye Michael. Starr News has gathered that two farmers, now deceased -Angmor …

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