Traders have been thrown into despair as fire ravages the shopping mall behind the GCB Bank at Kantamanto in Accra.
The cause of the Monday morning fire is yet to be known.
A thick cloud of smoke can be seen emanating from one of the buildings in the market area of Makola.
The fire which reportedly started from a single shop has spread to both the top and base floors of the three-storey structure.
Goods and properties running into several thousands of cedis are believed to have been burnt in the flames.
Fire officers have been called in to fight the inferno.
So far, the affected building is opposite the Makola Mall in the central business district.
According to witnesses, when the fire started, they called on the fire service station that is situated a few meters away but they claimed “they do not have water” to douse the flames.
The fire then spread to the other floors destroying properties as traders and other spectators looked on.
Reinforcement was deployed to the scene when the fire escalated.
According to JoyNews’ Manuel Koranteng, eight fire tenders and a turntable ladder are currently being used by the personnel to quench the flame.
He added that due to the combustibility of some of the goods that are in some shops, the fire reignites when all seems to be under control.
Although no casualty was recorded, traders who have lost goods to the tune of millions of Ghana cedis are bearing the brunt of the inferno which started as just a spark of fire.
Speaking to JoyNews, a cosmetic seller accused the fire service of failing to meet their mandate, thereby, causing their loss.
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