{"id":392211,"date":"2017-05-25T22:29:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T22:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/05\/25\/fire-ravages-shops-at-nkrumah-circle\/"},"modified":"2017-05-25T22:29:19","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T22:29:19","slug":"fire-ravages-shops-at-nkrumah-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/05\/25\/fire-ravages-shops-at-nkrumah-circle\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Ravages Shops At Nkrumah Circle |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">More than 15 shops have been razed by fire at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle.<\/p>\n<p>Properties, running into thousands of cedis have also been consumed. <\/p>\n<p>The incident happened at about 9.30am this morning [Thursday] after an electric transformer exploded in the slum area close to the former Obra spot. <\/p>\n<p>Officers from the Ghana National Fire Service are currently at the scene battling the inferno. <\/p>\n<p>A resident in the area who only gave his name as Alidu told Citi News that the explosion occured after a welder was seen carrying out some works close to the transformer. <\/p>\n<p>No casualty has been reported yet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 15 shops have been razed by fire at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle. 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