Taxi goes up in flames on Teshie Lekma Road

A taxi driver is counting his loses after his car went up in flames on Teshie Lekma Road near Paris Villa on Tuesday evening,

The incident left part of the vehicle’s engine compartment and the front of the car completely burnt.

According to the GNFS, the fire was reported to its Fire Master Control at 8:03 p.m., and a crew was dispatched a minute later to respond to the emergency.

The firefighters arrived at the scene at 8:18 p.m., but the fire had already gone out by then. An assessment of the vehicle showed that a possible overheating caused the engine to burst into flames.

No casualties were recorded in the incident.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation,