- Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested five individuals in connection with an alleged assault on fire officers, leading to one sustaining juries.
- The fire, which started around 1 am on Monday, engulfed a section of the Racecourse Market where Millers and traders of foodstuffs and ingredients operated.
- Fire Commander for the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Fire Station, D.O 3 Simon Ben Boadu, attributed the fire’s rapid spread to the attacks on the fire crew.
Police in the Ashanti Region have apprehended five individuals in connection with an alleged assault on fire officers, leading to one sustaining juries.
The officers were responding to a fire outbreak at the Racecourse Market on Monday, March 11, 2024, when the incident occurred.
The suspects accused the fire officers of delaying in their response to the incident, inciting them to pelt stones at the fire fighters.
The fire, which started around 1 am on Monday, engulfed a section of the Racecourse Market where Millers and traders of foodstuffs and ingredients operated.
About 180 shops were affected, resulting in significant damage.
Fire Commander for the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Fire Station, D.O 3 Simon Ben Boadu, attributed the fire’s rapid spread to the attacks on the fire crew.
“After gaining complete access to the area, we overcame access issues and extinguished the raging fire. It took my men roughly five hours to stop the fire.”
He mentioned that no casualties were reported during the procedure.
