Fire guts seven stores in Tumu, destroying grains
A fire outbreak destroyed seven stores late on Thursday night in Tumu in the Sissala East Municipality. The fire burned grains, cement, cash and other valuables worth over GHC 4 million. The incident affected two business partners, Mr Iddrisu Braimah Kanton, 37 years old, and Mr Kajia Duabadi, 33-year-old, the owners of the shop.
The fire consumed over 1,000 bags of maize, 1,000 bags of soya beans, 300 bags of sesame, nearly 3,000 bags of cement, furniture, swimming equipment and borehole pipes. Mr Kanton said he received a distress call around 1000 hours, informing him that his shops were on fire. He called the Ghana National Fire Service, which came to the scene. The fire tender was out of service, forcing personnel to rely on portable fire extinguishers. Residents and the youth attempted to assist using water from tractors and boreholes. Mr Kanton said cash losses alone were estimated to be around GHC 1 million, with total damages running into GHC 4 million. DO3 Tierku Gordon, the Sissala East Municipal Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service, explained that the service received a distress call around 2240 hours. Mr Gordon said the absence of a fire tender was due to serious mechanical faults that had rendered the appliance immovable since the 16th of this month. He attributed the fire outbreak to a possible electrical fault, charging of weighing scales or cooking.
The Member of Parliament for Sissala East Mr Mohammed Issah Bataklia and Mr Adamu Yakubu the Municipal Chief Executive visited the scene and promised to work with the fire service to get the tender back on track quickly.
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Tragedy has struck in Tumu as a fire engulfed several stores in the Sissala East Municipality- leaving business owners in distress. The extent of the damage is still being assessed, but the incident raises concerns about the readiness of emergency services.
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