Traders at the Suame Post Office market in the Ashanti region are counting their losses after a late-night fire destroyed over 100 shops.
The inferno reportedly started in the midnight of Tuesday and tore through the market, razing properties and various items sold at the market which could run into millions of cedis.
According to eyewitnesses, gas cylinders kept at the market exploded and contributed to the rapid spread of the fire through the market.
The cause of the fire is yet to be established.
The traders watched helplessly as their shops and goods were consumed by the inferno.
Some nearby residents rushed to the scene and forcefully opened some shops to salvage items before the fire consumed them.
Traders and residents allege the firefighters reported to 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,” one distraught eyewitness said.
No casualties have since been reported as the National Fire Service commences preliminary investigations into the cause of the fire.
According to the fire service, 25 out of 44 shops at the market have been affected while 192 sheds have been destroyed by the inferno.
