{"id":609575,"date":"2019-04-22T17:24:56","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T17:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 22 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>kasapafmonline.com<\/p>\n2019-04-22\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/4042"},"modified":"2019-04-22T17:24:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T17:24:56","slug":"kumasi-market-fires-arson-kma-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/22\/kumasi-market-fires-arson-kma-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumasi market fires arson \u2013 KMA Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 22 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>kasapafmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-22<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/40420892.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kumasi Central Market Fire\" title=\"Kumasi Central Market Fire\" width=\"295\" height=\"172\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Several properties of traders were lost in the fire<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Osei Assibey Antwi has pointed to arson, as the Kumasi Central and Asafo Markets record three separate fire incidents in less than 72 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The first incident occurred on Good Friday, followed closely by the second and third on Saturday and Sunday evening at the Kumasi Central and Asafo Markets.<\/p>\n<p>The Mayor of Kumasi Osei Assibey Antwi in an interview stated that the sequence of the unfortunate incidents cannot be happening by chance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I have to be very blunt it is not just an accident that we are witnessing, it started with the Central Market which we all thought it was maybe an accident. Yesterday too, a fire took place and today but now looking at the occurrence of it everything is clear that it is arson, people are behind it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo from here, I\u2019m going to report to the Regional Minister who\u2019s the Head of the REGSEC that a team must be deployed immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Monday, 22 April 2019 Source: kasapafmonline.com 2019-04-22 Several properties of traders were lost in the fire The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Osei Assibey Antwi has pointed to arson, as the Kumasi Central and Asafo Markets record three separate fire incidents in less than 72 hours. 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