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Fire outbreak razes down over 100 structures at Madina Ritz Junction

Ritz Junction, a suburb of Madina, Accra, has been devastated by a fire outbreak which happened in the early hours of Sunday, June 6, 2022. At least 100 wooden structures and metal containers at Ritz Junction were affected by the fire, with some of these structures being completely destroyed. The …

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Bangladesh fire: 30 killed, hundreds injured in depot blast

A fire and a huge explosion have killed at least 30 people and injured hundreds more at a storage depot near the city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Hundreds of people had arrived to tackle the fire when a number of containers exploded at the site in Sitakunda. The cause of the …

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Two die, 64 homeless as fire rages in Cape Town informal settlement

A man and a woman died in a Cape Town informal settlement fire on Saturday which destroyed 15 homes and left 64 people homeless. City of Cape Town mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith said the alarm was raised at 7.26am about a fire at The Gatjie …

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See photos of the June 3 fire and flood disaster seven years on

On the evening of June 3, 2015, when torrential rains were devastating most parts of the capital city, Accra, another unforeseen disaster happened: a gas station at a central point in the city exploded. The Goil Filling Station at Circle in Accra was at the time serving as a shelter …

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Fire guts three-storey building at Aboabo

     A three-storey building which houses Police officers at Aboabo in the Ashanti Region is on fire. The cause of the inferno is not immediately known. The ravaging fire has destroyed several properties. The fire started around 2:30pm, Thursday afternoon. Source: 3news.com

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Senegal hospital fire kills eleven newborn babies

Senegal President Macky Sall has commented on a deadly incident at a hospital at a town east of the capital, Dakar. Eleven newborn babies were killed in an inferno at the newly inaugurated Tivouane hospital. Sall tweeted: “I learned with pain and dismay about the deaths of 11 newborn babies …

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Tolon SHS fire: Students return to school, moved into temporary place

The Tolon District Assembly, District Education Directorate, and other stakeholders have partnered to provide temporary classrooms and accommodation to displaced students of Tolon Senior High School. The management of Tolon Senior High School last week directed over 600 students of the institution to return home following a fire that gutted …

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Tolon SHS shut down following fire

Authorities at Tolon Senior High School have temporarily closed down the school following a fire outbreak earlier Thursday, May 19. The fire razed down the entire girls’ dormitory block. According to the headmaster of the school, Amadu Issifu, the decision to close down the school is to allow them put …

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Woman, 69, burnt to ashes in premix fuel fire at Apam

A 69-year-old woman, Comfort Arhin has been burnt to ashes while two persons are in critical condition in a fire incident at Apam in the Central Region. Information revealed that two men were rolling a barrel containing Premix fuel towards the Apam Roundabout, and as they moved past a woman …

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PHOTOS: Fire guts parts of Konkomba market

Fire has engulfed parts of the Konkomba market near Agblobloshie in Accra on Sunday. According to the Ghana Fire Service, the fire razed down dozen of wooden structures, leading to the loss of many properties. According reports, about eight fire tenders battled the raging fire but the difficulty in getting …

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