{"id":778528,"date":"2020-01-08T14:01:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T14:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/08\/fire-ravages-17-stores-in-ashanti-region-only-a-bible-survived\/"},"modified":"2020-01-08T14:01:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T14:01:17","slug":"fire-ravages-17-stores-in-ashanti-region-only-a-bible-survived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/08\/fire-ravages-17-stores-in-ashanti-region-only-a-bible-survived\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire ravages 17 stores in Ashanti Region, only a Bible survived"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday,  8 January 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>pulse.com.gh<\/p>\n<p>2020-01-08<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/14871561.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ashanti Region: Fire ravages 17 stores; Bible survives unscathed\" title=\"Ashanti Region: Fire ravages 17 stores; Bible survives unscathed\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ashanti Region: Fire ravages 17 stores; Bible survives unscathed<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\" id=\"article-123\">A devastating fire outbreak at Asokwa Tunsuom in the Ashanti Region has led to the destruction of 17 stores.<\/p>\n<p>The sad incident is said to have happened on January 6, with properties worth thousands of cedis also getting destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Classfmonline reports that, while the stores were completely burnt, a Bible was the only thing to escape unscathed.<\/p>\n<p>This came as a huge shock to persons who were at the scene after the Bible was retrieved from the debris.<\/p>\n<p>Among the stores destroyed were provision shops, a book shop, a pharmacy and others made of freight containers.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a swift response from fire fighters in Bekwai and Fomena helped to put out the fire before it could cause further damage.<\/p>\n<p>The Bekwai Municipal Fire Commander, DO2 Amos Abban, said no lives were lost, adding that investigations are ongoing to ascertain the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Wednesday, 8 January 2020 Source: pulse.com.gh 2020-01-08 Ashanti Region: Fire ravages 17 stores; Bible survives unscathed A devastating fire outbreak at Asokwa Tunsuom in the Ashanti Region has led to the destruction of 17 stores. 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