There has been a fire outbreak at the Odawna market at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra, which has led to hundreds of stalls losing properties worth thousands of cedis.
According to eyewitnesses, the fire, which has been raging on for hours, has left residents of the area and shop owners in shock.
Although the cause of the fire remains unknown, videos show the fire spreading wider and wider.
So far, no deaths or injuries have been recorded, eyewitnesses say large quantities of goods of assorted nature belonging to traders were lost along with huge sums of money.
In a report by a witness at the scene, when the fire service personnel got to the scene, the entrance of the market had been blocked, which made it impossible for the fire tender to move to where the fire was.
He explained that when the personnel got in touch with the market women to move their items, they refused to allow the men in the area to assist, with fear that their goods will be stolen.
He further went on to say “When we finally had access to the market, we decided to remove all the cylinders from the stores close to the fire to prevent an explosion but again the women refused.”
This is, however, not the first time, the Odawna market has caught fire.
In January last year, about 80 stalls were destroyed after fire swept through the market.
