A two-year-old boy has been confirmed dead after fire razed a six-bedroom house at Drobo in the Jaman South Municipality of the Bono Region. The fire destroyed property running into thousands of cedis. The body of the deceased has been deposited at St. Mary’s Hospital at Drobo. In an interview …
Read More »Two ‘okada’ riders burnt to death for allegedly snatching phone
Two motor riders were on Thursday, October 28, burnt to death by irate residents of Nairobi’s Buruburu estate after they allegedly grabbed a phone from a pedestrian along the busy Jogoo Road. According to their colleague riders, the culprits snatched the phone from a lady who was walking on the …
Read More »Plane bursts into flames on runway after ‘botched landing’
A BOEING 747’s engine burst into flames in dramatic scenes after an apparent botched landing at East Midlands Airport last night. No one is believed to have been injured on the jumbo-jet cargo carrier, which arrived from Leipzig in Germany and lit up the evening sky with orange flames. The …
Read More »Girl,10, burnt to death in fire outbreak
A ten-year-old girl has been burnt to death in a fire outbreak at Akyem Gyadem Zongo near Akyem Oda in the Birim Central Municipality in the Eastern region. The incident occurred Saturday evening. A resident told Starr News, the victim together with her 4-year-old male sibling and mother were sleeping …
Read More »Two-year-old girls die in house fire after being allegedly locked by guardian
Two girls, aged two, burnt to death after they and another child were allegedly left home alone by a caregiver in a locked house at Amersfoort, Mpumalanga. The third child, a boy also aged two, was rescued from the flames on Tuesday night. Police said their caregiver had allegedly left …
Read More »Blow-by-blow account of how Beverly Afaglo’s house got burnt
• Beverly gives some factors that may have caused the fire outbreak • The house got burnt on August 9 • Beverly says the fire service personnel could not save the situation She stood helplessly and watched all that she has laboured for in her entire life consumed with fire. …
Read More »SAD VIDEO: Beverly Afaglo’s house burnt to ashes at Tema
The residence of popular Ghanaian actress, Beverly Afaglo has completely been destroyed by fire. The entire house was razed down to ashes as men from the Ghana National Fire Service could not douse the raging fire. Beverly who announced the sad incident in Instagram post on Monday evening said the …
Read More »Largest wildfire burns in US through 300,000 acres
In the US state of Oregon, the nation’s largest active wildfire has burned through more than 300,000 acres, prompting thousands of evacuations. The Bootleg Fire, already among the biggest in the state’s recent history, is one of more than 80 major blazes raging across 11 western states. Fed by hot …
Read More »Man, 56 burnt to death at Asafo as fire guts 23 bedroom storey building
A 56-year-old man, Kwadwo Fodjuor has been burnt to death in a fire incident at Asafo in the Ashanti Regional capital Kumasi. The fire which lasted well over two hours is said to have started at midnight from the room of the deceased. The down floor of the 23 bedroom …
Read More »Man burnt to death after running from church to save his belongings
21-year-old Emmanuel Mensah has been burnt to death at Dunkwa Atakyem in the Upper Denkyira East District of the Central Region. The incident occurred on Sunday, May 9, at 1:30 PM. According to neighbors, the deceased was at church when he heard fire had engulfed his house. He quickly …
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