{"id":35224,"date":"2022-02-03T12:23:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T12:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=35224"},"modified":"2022-02-03T12:23:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T12:23:04","slug":"ashanti-region-fire-guts-akwatialine-wood-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=35224","title":{"rendered":"Ashanti Region: Fire guts Akwatialine wood market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Efforts are underway to bring a raging fire under control at a popular wood market at Akwatialine in Kumasi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fire started around 9 am on Thursday morning. The cause of the inferno is not immediately known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least three fire tenders have been dispatched to tackle the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Akwatialine-fire-4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Akwatialine-fire-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Akwatialine-fire-4-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Akwatialine-fire-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Akwatialine-fire-4-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Akwatialine-fire-4.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Citi News\u2019\u00a0Hafiz Tijani said owners of the wood companies are stranded, and there are fears by residents that the fire will extend to wooden structures near the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have some electricity pylons here and the wires are down. This is a big danger for the residents here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An eyewitness who spoke to\u00a0Citi News\u00a0said this is not the first time such an incident has been recorded at the wood market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He suspects that a gas cylinder that exploded at the scene worsened the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Akwatialine-fire-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Akwatialine-fire-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Akwatialine-fire-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Akwatialine-fire-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Akwatialine-fire-1-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Akwatialine-fire-1.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis fire has affected more than 300 people\u2026 A gas cylinder caused the fire to intensity, if not, we could have controlled the fire. This is not the first time such a fire is happening. In 2010, a similar thing happened, and it was more serious than what we are experiencing today. That one affected over 400 people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chairman of head porters at the wood market also appealed to the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) to come to the aid of the head porters who have lost their property to the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, many of the porters who lived in wooden structures within the market could not recover any property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know many people and all their goods are burnt. They have lost all investments, so I am begging NADMO and the government to come and help them. They couldn\u2019t even take a single thing from their items,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Efforts are underway to bring a raging fire under control at a popular wood market at Akwatialine in Kumasi. The fire started around 9 am on Thursday morning. The cause of the inferno is not immediately known. At least three fire tenders have been dispatched to tackle the fire. 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