Breaking:Fire destroys Ashaiman Main Market.

There  was  an  unexpected  Fire out break on 9th September,  2023,to ravaged about fourty (40) shops in Ashaiman  Main  Market.

The  tenacity  and  velocity of  the fire  out break  has  destroyed  a lot  goods amounting  to  millions  of Cedis.

The  eye  witness  reports  by  eye witnesses,  according  to them,  the fire outbreak  happened  around  midnight, and  gutted  a section  of the market where cereals,  poultry  and  vegetable products  are sold.

The  effects  of  the  fire  out break  has destroy  a  lot of goods  and  food items in one  particular  session  of the market.

Investments  and  capitals  of the  market women’s  who  were  affected by the fire outbreak, has gone  into drains and  wasted.

The shocks  of the  artificial disaster, in Ashaiman main market,  has caused a lot of pains into  the hearts  of  the victims.

Some of the  market women’s who are victims, have  gone  for loan facilities from banks,  to  invest  into their businesses, and  now the fire outbreak has ruins their  investments  and capitals.

Now,  how  to  repay  their  bank loans,has become headache to the victims.

The Municipal Chief Executive of Ashaiman municipality,Hon Albert Boakye Okyere and the member of Parliament for Ashaiman constituency, the legislature Hon.Enerst Henry Norbey went around the market to sympathized with the victims and assured to help them hope of restoration.

The Municipal Assembly took the names of the victims to solicit for financial help for them.

Mr Ebenezer Yenzu  the public relations officer (PRO) for GNFS said  one of the headache
in Ashaiman Municipal Assembly is the decongestion   of  the streets in  the market  to  salvage  such future occurrences.

Due to an unauthorized  settlement of certain structures,
haphazardly,  blocks  way  especially at the entrance of the market, it took the fire tenders from industrial area, Tema Metro and Ashaiman stations about two and half hours to bring the fire under control due to hindrances, to access the fire scene.

Mr Ebenezer Yenzu, the Tema Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO)  of the GNFS, speaking to the media about the incident, he was particular about the persistent blockage of access routes in such public places which is a major challenge to the  GNFS.

In his view he cautioned the public against the unpleasant settlement on way blocks for their own good.

The actuality of the caused of the fire outbreak has not been reveal to the public yet.

Some of the victims appealed for financial assistance, to restart their lost businesses,  and  be on track again.

Source:ghanapublisher.com