{"id":20234,"date":"2021-05-02T22:37:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T22:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=20234"},"modified":"2021-05-02T22:37:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T22:37:41","slug":"a-r-17-year-old-boy-burnt-to-death-in-fire-incident-at-asafo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=20234","title":{"rendered":"A\/R: 17-year-old boy burnt to death in fire incident at Asafo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A 17-year-old boy has died after fire swept through over 30 makeshift structures at Asafo in the Kumasi metropolis, displacing over 70 persons within a slum near COCOBOD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Firefighters say the cause of the outbreak is still unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/fire-outbreak-at-asafo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-743960\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The victims of the fire incident say they are trying to come to terms with the reality of what has happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some victims who have been displaced told&nbsp;<strong>Citi News&nbsp;<\/strong>that they have lost thousands of Ghana cedis and want government to come to their aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/fire-outbreak-at-asafo3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-743959\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI secured a loan facility to furnish this place but all my belongings have been completely destroyed. We need the government\u2019s intervention. One of my siblings was staying in my structure. He had his mattress and luggage inside. I secured a loan facility, and I\u2019ve spent around four thousand five hundred on it. I am being evicted, so I was planning to move in tomorrow so my three children and I don\u2019t know what to do,\u201d Nyamekye Ayine, one of the victims lamented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe fire started around 2:30 pm. I was almost here when I heard of the incident. I was told someone was using a gas cylinder at the time. What is very sad about this is that, a 17-year-old boy and a small child with him were together locked inside a room and got burnt. We were unable to save them. The 17-year-old was a driver\u2019s mate. I am also a driver\u2019s mate. This is indeed a sad situation for us. The foam company located here has been here for a very long time,\u201d Nana Yaw, another victim lamented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The KMA divisional fire officer, DO1, Rashid Nisawu indicated that the fire started around 2 pm on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/fire-outbreak-at-asafo4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-743958\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He said from their initial investigations, one person has died while over 30 makeshift structures have been destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been conveyed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital morgue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: citinewsroom.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your news stories to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 17-year-old boy has died after fire swept through over 30 makeshift structures at Asafo in the Kumasi metropolis, displacing over 70 persons within a slum near COCOBOD. 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