One person has been injured and damage estimated at GH¢20,000 recorded after a diesel trailer caught fire near the Enyiresi Government Hospital in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern Region.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) said the incident occurred on Saturday, October 10, 2026, while the trailer, with registration number AS 7004-23, was travelling from Tema to Mali.
According to the Service, the driver’s mate, Abubaka Zakaria, reported that the vehicle’s rear tyres caught fire at Enyiresi.
The driver’s attempt to move the trailer out of the town reportedly resulted in an accident.
The driver was rescued and transported to the Enyiresi Government Hospital for treatment.
The fire destroyed all four rear tyres, but firefighters managed to save the main body of the vehicle, with property valued at GH¢100,000 salvaged.
The GNFS received a distress call at 4:22 a.m. and dispatched a fire appliance at 4:27 a.m. Firefighters arrived at 4:44 a.m., brought the blaze under control at 5:00 a.m., and extinguished it completely at 5:10 a.m.
No fatalities were recorded, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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