Fire Destroys Over 100 Shops At Suame Post Office Market
- A fire broke out at the Suame Post Office market in the Ashanti Region, resulting in destruction
- Reports indicated that between 100 and 300 shops were destroyed by this latest market fire
- Traders and residents claimed firefighters arrived at the scene too late to prevent major losses
A fire at the Suame Post Office market in the Ashanti Region has devastated traders.
Joy News reported that the fire destroyed at least over 100 shops and items worth millions of cedis.
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Some reports suggested over 300 shops were destroyed in the fire on August 26, 2025.
According to eyewitnesses, gas cylinders stored at the market exploded, contributing to the rapid spread of the fire.
However, the official cause of the fire is not yet known, according to Adom News.
Some nearby residents rushed to the scene and forcefully opened some shops to salvage items before the fire consumed them.
Traders and residents claimed firefighters arrived at the scene late, when several parts of the market had already been razed.
“We called for help earlier, but the fire service came late. By then, everything was gone."
No casualties have been reported following the outbreak.
Other major 2025 fire incidents in Ghana
In July, one of Kumasi’s popular radio stations, Pure FM, went off air after a fierce overnight fire destroyed its studio equipment.
According to eyewitnesses, the July 23 fire, which occurred late in the night, took over three hours to be brought under control.
Kwame Adinkra, the station’s morning show host, showed videos of the destruction in a social media post after the fire was extinguished.
In April, residents of Tse Addo in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality were left counting their losses after a raging fire destroyed parts of their community.
Properties worth millions were destroyed by the residential inferno on April 15, 2025.
Reports indicated that the fire hit the community during the night, leaving residents in the community devastated. The cause of the fire is yet to be made public.
Fire officers responded to the incident, but their efforts were in vain as the blaze had already destroyed many properties.
Women were seen in a video wailing over the destruction of their properties, which they suggested had taken them years to acquire.
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Meanwhile, a fire outbreak at Madina Redco on August 3, 2025, had left several traders counting their losses.
One man pleaded for support from popular actress and media personality Nana Ama McBrown after losing his shop and livelihood in the blaze.
The fire, which swept through a cluster of makeshift wooden and metal structures near the Madina Redco Flats, broke out around midday.
Fire razes University of Ghana hostel room
YEN.com.gh also reported that a room in Jean Nelson Aka Hostel was ravaged by fire at midday after a student allegedly left an iron plugged in while attending lectures.
Similar fire outbreaks occurred years earlier at the University of Ghana's Medical School hostel and in February 2025 at the PDMSD building near the Bush Canteen.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
