The ceremony is taking place at the Mpasaso No. 2 Community Centre, where the victims will also be laid to rest. Thanksgiving services are being held at The Church of Pentecost – Manhyia and the Apostles Continuation Church – Mpasaso, respectively.

The six victims, including a three-month-old baby, perished after a fire gutted an apartment. They have been identified as Akua Daa, 36; Sarah Kusiwaa, 31; Vivian Asantewaa, 19; Bawuah Osaa Mavis, 18; Queenster Adepa, 6; and Parin Obrempong, three months old.

The tragic incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Monday, December 22, 2025, shortly after electricity was restored to parts of the region following a temporary outage on Sunday evening.

Firefighters from the Nkawie and Twedie stations responded promptly and brought the blaze under control.

Unfortunately, the victims were trapped inside the apartment when the fire broke out.

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The tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, December 22, 2025, leaving the entire house reduced to ashes and plunging the community into shock and grief.

According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), the fire started at around 12:53 a.m., prompting the immediate dispatch of a fire appliance from the Nkawie Fire Station.

Firefighters arrived at the scene at about 1:15 a.m., led by a Station Officer II, only to be met by an advanced fire that had already spread rapidly through the building. Reinforcements from the Twedie Fire Station were later called in to support the operation.

After hours of intense firefighting, the blaze was brought under control at 1:57 a.m. and completely extinguished at 3:22 a.m.

Despite the swift response, the house and all its contents were completely destroyed. Six badly charred bodies, believed to be members of the same family, were retrieved from the debris and handed over to the Police for further investigations.

Firefighters, however, managed to prevent the inferno from spreading to adjoining properties, averting what could have been an even greater disaster.

The cause of the fire is yet to be established and remains under investigation.

In the wake of the incident, the Ghana National Fire Service has cautioned homeowners against the excessive use of heavy burglar-proof systems and tightly secured doors, warning that while security is important, buildings must also allow for quick escape and easy access for rescue teams during emergencies.

The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Monday, December 22, 2025, and the cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

The Assembly Member for Abuakwa Manhyia, Evans Opoku, confirmed the tragedy in an interview with Accra-based Citi News.

He said the incident was reported to him shortly after electricity was restored to parts of the Ashanti Region following a temporary power outage on Sunday evening.

Firefighters from the Nkawie and Twedie stations were deployed to the scene and managed to bring the blaze under control.

However, the victims were reportedly trapped inside the apartment when the fire broke out.

Police have since identified the charred bodies and are making arrangements to convey them to the morgue, while investigations into the cause of the fire continue.

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The tragic fire incident occurred when the siblings reportedly engaged in a heated altercation with their grandmother, who resides in the same house, and purportedly threatened to set her ablaze.

Fearing for her safety, the grandmother promptly sought refuge at the police station to report the looming danger.

In her absence, the brothers allegedly proceeded to set their home ablaze, unaware that their ailing mother was inside the residence, ultimately resulting in her demise.

Upon arrival, firefighters battled tirelessly to extinguish the flames, but unfortunately, the inferno consumed the entire house, and the mother lost her life in the blaze.

The lifeless body of the deceased has been conveyed to the morgue, as law enforcement authorities have initiated a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding the tragic event.

Addressing the media on Wednesday, May 15, Evans Opoku, the Assembly Member for the Abuakwa-Manhyia Electoral Area, asserted that the actions of the brothers appeared to be deliberate.

“So, what he was doing was to burn the house and the grandmother too. Not knowing that the grandmother had left. So, before they realised someone was burnt and it was the guy’s mother.

“They were two, so the police arrested them. The police said that the two people caused the incident, so they arrested them yesterday [Tuesday],” he said.

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