GNFS contain late-night fire at Mallam Atta Market in Accra
Firefighters from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) on Wednesday night successfully contained a fire outbreak at the Mallam Atta Market in Accra, preventing what could have been a major catastrophe.
According to the GNFS, the distress call was received at 10:46 p.m., and the first response team from the National Headquarters, led by ADO I Ahoni, arrived at the scene at 11:02 p.m.
Reinforcement teams from the Circle and Flagstaff House Fire Stations joined the operation at 11:13 p.m. and 11:29 p.m., respectively.
The fire was brought under control by 12:01 a.m. and completely extinguished by 12:24 a.m.
Twelve wooden structures—six used as shops and six as residential units—were destroyed in the blaze, while a 40-foot container serving as a cold store sustained partial damage.
GNFS officials commended the swift coordination of responding teams, noting that several adjoining structures were saved through timely and tactical firefighting efforts.