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The gutted shops<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The timely intervention by the Ghana\nFire Service at Aflao in the Ketu South District of the Volta Region saved\nAflao\u2019s timber market from being completely decimated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately for th"},"modified":"2019-08-19T16:38:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T16:38:42","slug":"fire-destroys-shops-in-aflao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/19\/fire-destroys-shops-in-aflao\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Destroys Shops In Aflao"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The gutted shops<\/strong><\/p>\n

The timely intervention by the Ghana
\nFire Service at Aflao in the Ketu South District of the Volta Region saved
\nAflao\u2019s timber market from being completely decimated.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for the hundreds of
\ntraders at the market only three shops were affected.<\/p>\n

The owners of the shops have been
\ncounting their losses since the incident happened last Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

Shocked residents and eyewitnesses
\nsaid they are not sure what might have led to the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cEverything got burnt in the shop (first Shop)
\nwere all tailoring materials, such as zips, linings, jewellery, clothes,
\npolyester, some cotton clothing and other things that tailors use for designing
\nall got burnt in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since the shops were three in a row,
\nthe second shop was also gutted.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe third shop is for a mobile
\nmoney vendor and they sell hair there as well\u2026 Just few of the items got burnt
\nbefore the fire service came,\u201d the witness said.<\/p>\n

One of the affected shop owners,
\nMadam Evelyn Avorkah refused to speak to the press as she was still in shock.
\nShe burst into tears as she struggled to come to terms with the incident.<\/p>\n

The Municipal Fire Commander, Stanley
\nNusetor said his outfit is investigating the cause of the fire. He however
\ncommended the residents for their promptness in calling the firefighters and
\ncooperation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

From Fred Duodu, Ho (k.duodu@yahoo.com)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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