A fire broke out at Lapaz Market in Accra on Sunday, April 27, destroying a textile shop and sending the owner to the emergency ward.
The fire started on the upper floor of a building, burning bedding materials and goods worth millions of cedis.
The shop owner, a young woman, reportedly collapsed after seeing her shop go up in flames.
She was quickly taken to Lapaz Community Hospital for treatment.
Firefighters from the Abelenkpe branch of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) responded quickly and were able to stop the fire from spreading to nearby shops.
According to the victim’s mother, who co-owns the shop, she was on the ground floor when her grandchild noticed the fire and raised the alarm.
Speaking in an interview, ADO I Emmanuel Akwetey, Operations Officer at the Abelenkpe GNFS, said the cause of the fire is still unknown.
“We did our best to stop the fire from spreading to other shops. Our team is still investigating, and once done, we will invite the owner to our station for the official report,” he said in an interview on Channel One TV, monitored by The Ghana Report.
