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Fire Causes Havoc At Techiman Central Market

Headlines Fire Causes Havoc At Techiman Central Market
MAR 2, 2020 LISTEN

Traders of the Techiman Central Market are wailing and counting their losses following a fire incident that has caused havoc to their shops.

The four-hour fire outbreak occurred on Saturday, February 29.

Fire personnel in Techiman required the help of fire tenders from neighbouring Municipalities to bring the fire under control.

The Bono East Regional Fire Commander, DO1 George Annim Frimpong, in a Citi News' interview said his outfit was alerted of the fire around 3:15 PM.

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“I came here [to the scene of the fire] from home and I realised that they alone cannot [fight the fire] so I then invited Kintampo fire station and Nkoranza fire station to also join.”

“So those at Tuobodom after they were done [fighting their fire of their own], they also joined. So, in fact, we were having three fire tenders here on the grounds and the fire was also spreading so it was a tough task. However due to one or two technicalities, we were able to bring the fire under control,” he recounted.

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Investigations are yet to conducted by the service to ascertain the cause of the fire. The extent of damage is also not yet known.

In the same Bono Region, some residents at the Mensahkrom in the Wenchi Municipality were rendered homeless after some 15 houses were gutted by fire.

The cause of that fire is also not yet known.

---CitinewsRoom

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