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Egypt fire: Dozens dead in Giza Coptic church

Dozens of people have died after a fire broke out at a church in Egypt, many of them crushed during a desperate scramble to escape. Officials say the number of dead is at least 41, with dozens injured. Children are believed to be among the dead. An electrical fire broke …

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VIDEO: Over 200 wooden structures totally burnt in a fire outbreak at Adjiringanor

Over 200 wooden structures have been razed down by fire at Kofi Togo near Adjiringanor, a suburb of Accra. About 150 structures close to the scene of the fire have been salvaged by the personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service. It is not clear what started the fire but …

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Delay instructs Amerado to cease fire in ongoing beef with Lyrical Joe

Television presenter, Deloris Frimpong Manso, popularly known as Delay has ordered her ‘golden boy’ Amerado to stop beefing with colleague rapper, Lyrical Joe. In a Facebook post sighted by GhanaWeb on Wednesday, she publicly called on the musician who was rumoured to be in a relationship with her to desist from recording …

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SAD VIDEO: Adugyama SHS student burnt to death in a house fire

Disheartening information gathered by Filasconews.com on Saturday, July 6, 2022, indicated that, a first year student of Adugyama Senior High School in Ashanti Region has burnt to death. Stephen Agyekum, in his 18, met his untimely demise in a fire outbreak at Kronum Cement-Mu on Saturday, July 6, 2022. However, the assembly …

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Boy, 18, died in Kronom-Kyerease fire disaster; two others injured

A boy believed to be 18 years old has died while two others have been admitted at the hospital in a fire disaster at Kronom Kyerease in the Suame Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The deceased who was only identified as Atta was allegedly burnt beyond recognition after he tried …

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Fire destroys compound house, school at Bubuashie

A raging fire has destroyed a compound house and wooden structures meant for remedial classes for Senior High School (SHS) students at Bubuashie in the Greater Accra Region. The structures, according to reports, are located behind the Accra Academy SHS. The cause of the fire is yet to be established. …

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Woman critically injured as fire destroys five-bedroom house at Ahenkro

A woman sustained severe burns when fire swept through a five-bedroom apartment at Ahenkro, near Offinso in the Ashanti Region. The fire which erupted Friday morning also destroyed properties and rendered affected tenants homeless. Locals had already battled the blaze when firefighters arrived at the scene, according to eyewitnesses. The …

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Fire guts rubber manufacturing factory and church building at Kronom

Fire has razed down four houses including a rubber manufacturing factory at Kronom-Kyerease in the Suame Municipality of the Ashanti Region. One of the houses destroyed by the inferno is a church building which was near the factory. The house where the fire reportedly begun, according to report was an …

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Kano fire service rescues boy stuck in flyover bridge

Kano Fire Service on Friday rescued a 15-year-old boy who was stuck inside a layer of a flyover bridge located at ‘Kofar Nasarawa’ in Kano metropolis. The spokesperson for the Kano State’s Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, told PREMIUM TIMES that the boy was rescued unhurt and handed over to the …

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Fire Service sacks 11 officers for recruitment fraud, indiscipline

Eleven officers of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have been dismissed after they were fingered in a recruitment fraud. The officers, according to a statement from the service and addressed to Daily Graphic, were fired on the grounds of indiscipline. The statement indicated that those dismissed were composed of …

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