{"id":144417,"date":"2024-01-28T08:41:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T08:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/28\/fire-rips-through-slum-renders-scores-homeless\/"},"modified":"2024-01-28T08:41:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T08:41:43","slug":"fire-rips-through-slum-renders-scores-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/28\/fire-rips-through-slum-renders-scores-homeless\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire rips through slum, renders scores homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Scores of slum dwellers have been rendered homeless after fire swept through wooden structures used as accommodation at Asokwa Old Town in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p>The fire, believed to have started from one of the structures at about 3:30 pm on Saturday, spread through other wooden structures in the enclave.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1013038\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fire-at-asokwa-8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"432\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The intensity of the fire, according to fire officers, was due to the presence of combustible and highly flammable materials coupled with the wooden structures.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the victims who were away when the fire started lost everything, including cash, while others who were present managed to salvage some of their belongings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1013041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fire-at-asokwa-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"432\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Some of the slum dwellers who rushed to the scene upon hearing the news looked on helplessly as the fire burnt the structures containing their belongings.<\/p>\n<p>Other victims could not hold back their tears as they lost valuables.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1013034\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fire-at-asokwa-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"432\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the victims, Akolpuka Akolberi, a Kenkey seller at the slum, recounted how she was nearly consumed by the raging inferno when she tried salvaging her belongings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI overheard people alerting us about the fire, so I stopped what I was doing and rushed to my structure to get my belongings. The fire spread so fast, so I had to run out. My belongings, including cash, have been consumed by the fire,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Four fire engines were dispatched to the scene as fire officers battled to bring the situation under control.<\/p>\n<p>The officers have started investigations to unravel the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Ashanti Regional Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service, Rashid Nisawu, said his officers were informed about the incident at about 4:08 pm, and they had to deploy fire tenders to the scene.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1013035\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fire-at-asokwa-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"432\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>He said the fire was brought under control, and investigations have been launched into the incident.<\/p>\n<p>He advised households to prioritize fire safety measures to prevent avoidable fire incidents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scores of slum dwellers have been rendered homeless after fire swept through wooden structures used as accommodation at Asokwa Old Town in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region. 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