Tag Archives: fire

Police kill suspect in firefight

Personnel of the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) of the Police Headquarters yesterday shot and killed a suspected armed robber at Ntuaso in the Eastern Region. However, seven colleagues of the dead person fled with gunshot injuries. After receiving a distress call from a source, the personnel proceeded to Ntuaso in …

Read More »

Fire guts Dagomba line again

Dagomba line, which is one of the biggest slums in Kumasi, has been gutted again by fire. The cause of the fire on Friday was not immediately known but sources suspected it started from a certain room. The inferno, which travelled at top speed due to the dryness of the …

Read More »

Man Sets Woman On Fire, Forces Children To Watch

A man in the United State of America, set his children’s mother on fire as he forced the kids to watch in freezing temperatures in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Valentine’s Day. Family members say they got a call that the victim, Savannah Bailey, was set on fire, along with her home. …

Read More »

VIDEO: Fire destroys dozens of structures at Dagomba Line in Kumasi

A fire has gutted tens of make-shift residential structures, amid unconfirmed reports of missing children, at Aboabo Dabgomba Line in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region capital. The slum is home to thousands of porters popularly known as ‘kayayei’ and scrap dealers. Watch the video below: Luv News Editor, Saeed Ali Yaqub reported that …

Read More »

Fire guts 7 shops close to Wa Sports Complex

Fire on Wednesday morning gutted seven shops close to the Wa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex here in the Upper West Region. Wares ranging from building materials to food items worth thousands of Ghana Cedis got destroyed by the fire. According to eye witnesses, the fire started around 10am but they were …

Read More »

VIDEO+PHOTOS: Fire razes Bernard Monarh’s house at Madina

The Chairman of the Peoples National Convention, (PNC) Bernard Mornah  and his family escaped unhurt after fire gutted their house on Thursday at Madina. The fire broke out in the morning and ripped through a large portion of the house. However, the timely arrival of the firefighters salvaged the situation. …

Read More »

Bushfire consumes girl to death, another in critical condition

A young girl has lost her life while another is in critical condition in bushfire incident that trapped them inside their room. The incident occurred at Issifu Korpe, a fishing community on Digya Island in Afram Plains North District of the Eastern Region on February 8, 2020. Information gathered indicates …

Read More »

E/R: Boy, 19, sets fire into 28-year-old girlfriend’s room after break up

A 19-year-old boy, Solomon Tetteh, has been arrested by the Police for setting fire into the room of his 28-year-old girlfriend, Abigail Tei, for breaking up with him. The arson attack occurred Sunday morning at Huhunya a community near Nkruakan in the Eastern region. The suspect broke into the room …

Read More »

Boy, 19, sets fire into 28-year-old girlfriend’s room after break up

A 19-year-old boy, Solomon Tetteh, has been arrested by the Police for setting fire into the room of his 28-year-old girlfriend, Abigail Tei, for breaking up with him. The arson attack occurred Sunday morning at Huhunya a community near Nkruakan in the Eastern region. The suspect broke into the room …

Read More »

Two children die in fire at Donaso in Ashanti Region

A 23-year-old mother of two is grieving over the death of her children who perished in a fire outbreak in a residential building at Donaso, near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region. Sarah Ocran and her children are among 15 victims of the blaze which occurred Friday night. Residents say it …

Read More »