Some of the affected spare parts dealers searching through the debris after the fire had been doused
Several vehicle spare parts valued at thousands of cedis
were destroyed on Monday afternoon by fire at the Suame Magazine in Kumasi.
The
cause of the inferno was not immediately known, but eyewitnesses disclosed that
the fire was aided by the dryness associated with the harmattan winds.
The
fire started in a shop, located at the Garages Lane of Suame Magazine, around 2:00pm
and consumed everything on its path as it swept through the vicinity.
The
spare parts dealers at the location attempted to quench the fire in order to
save their spare parts, but their efforts were not enough.
Personnel
of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) who rushed to the scene managed to
stop the fire from reaching other shops.
When DAILY
GUIDE visited the scene some hours later, the affected people were
busily searching through the debris in an attempt to retrieve spare parts which
survived the fire.
The
affected spare parts dealers bemoaned how they have lost their source of
livelihood, and so they appealed to authorities to assist them.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi
