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VIDEO: Fire guts Holy Child Basic School in Ellembelle District

The Holy Child Private Basic School at Nzema Aiyinasi in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region was gutted by fire on Friday afternoon. The cause of the fire is yet to be known but some eyewitnesses attribute it to flames from the school’s refuse dump. According to eyewitnesses, some …

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Burnt bodies found in vehicles on US-Mexico boarder

The burnt bodies of 19 people have been found close to the Mexican border with the US, according to officials from Tamaulipas state. Police found two burnt-out vehicles on Saturday and initial findings indicate the people were shot and then set alight. Violent drug gangs operate in the area, where …

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Heatwave sweeps Australian cities and raises bushfire danger

heatwave sweeping south-east Australia has sent temperatures soaring in the nation’s biggest cities and escalated the threat of bushfires. A large blaze brought an emergency warning to Adelaide in South Australia on Monday, while neighbouring Victoria faced its worst fire risk in a year. Victoria’s capital Melbourne reached 30C by …

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Fire sweeps through shops at Wa Central Market

A Saturday dawn fire at the Central Market in the Upper West Regional capital Wa has destroyed several items worth thousands of cedis, officials say. Firefighters were deployed to the scene to battle the blaze which started at about 1:10 am, the Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service said. Items …

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Kwadaso apartment fire leaves family distressed and uncertain about their future

A residential apartment at Agric-Nzema in the Ashanti region has been razed down by fire in the early hours of Saturday, January 23, 2021, rendering its occupants homeless. The fire, which started around 4 am, also burned cash believed to be running into several thousands of Ghana Cedis in the …

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13-years-old burnt beyond recognition in fire outbreak at Buipe

A 13-year-old boy was burnt beyond recognition in a fire outbreak at the Buipe toll bridge in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region. The victim Ibrahim Musah, the victim of Thursday evening’s fire is believed to be the son of one of the traders selling at the area. …

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John Paintsil’s wife shakes social media with this…

Former Ghanaian international, John Paintsil’s beautiful wife, Adjoa Broni, has set tongues wagging on social media with her latest no makeup photo. Adjoa Broni has proven she is one of the most beautiful football stars’ wives in the country currently. She has taken to her Instagram page to flaunt her …

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Mother, 4 children killed in home fire

A mother and her four children died in a house fire suspected to be an act of arson in Katooke Village, Nansana Municipality in Wakiso District on Saturday. Police identified the deceased as Darren Namutebi, 30, Aisha Birungi, 13, Jennifer Nanyonjo, 8, Mugenyi Seguya, 7, and Israel Ntulume, 6. Kampala …

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Kumasi: 16 fires recorded in 2021

A total of 16 fire outbreaks have been recorded in Kumasi in the Ashanti region within this year so far. Fire outbreaks have swept through a mini market around Republic Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), parts of Suame Magazine, Aboabo Station and Dagombaline among …

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Two-storey warehouse at Suame Magazine on fire

A two-storey building warehouse at Suame Magazine, zone 2 in the Suame Metropolis of the Ashanti region is on fire. The fire broke out at the warehouse containing spare parts at around 7:00 am on Tuesday, 12 January 2020. Firefighters have been at the scene for about two hours fighting …

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