The inferno destroyed electrical appliances, furniture, personal belongings and lots of household items running into several thousands of Ghana cedis.
According to eyewitnesses and unconfirmed reports, the fire was caused by somebody who woke up at dawn to cook some food for sale to the public. Others contended it was caused by a leaking gas which got ignited.
An elderly male eyewitness, who claimed he lived within the vicinity, disclosed that the fire was caused by petrol or pre-mix fuel in various containers in some of the buildings.
Some women also attributed it to overloading of electrical gadgets due to unprofessional electrical wiring on some of the buildings.
Another eyewitness asserted that there was some pre-mix fuel belonging to some fishermen in some of the rooms which fuelled the fire, making the work of the Fire Service extremely difficult. “Master, the houses are being occupied by some naval men and civilians, but because the buildings are old and have wooden panels and ceilings, the fire was great,” the witnesses added.
The Western Regional Fire Officer, ACFO Stephen Cobbinah, who joined his men to fight the fire, however told DAILY GUIDE in an exclusive interview that the cause of the fire had not yet been established as investigations were on-going.
ACFO Cobbinah, who could not estimate the cost of the items destroyed, said the station received a distress call and rushed to the scene at 5:30 am yesterday and worked tirelessly to bring the fire under control by 7:00 am
He added that it took the fire men, including him, three and half hours to extinguish the fire and commended his men for a job well done.
“We are yet to know the cost of damage, but we want to assure the public that we will work closely with other security agencies to unravel the cause of the fire and have therefore set our investigations in motion,” ACFO Cobbinah concluded.
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Houses Razed Down At Sekondi