A massive fire engulfed the Techiman Central Market in the Bono East Region, leaving traders and residents devastated as numerous shops were consumed in the blaze.
Eyewitnesses reported that the fire, which started on the night of Sunday, January 12, spread rapidly due to the dense clustering of shops and flammable materials within the market.
Emergency services, led by personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), worked to bring the fire under control and prevented it from spreading to adjacent areas.
Divisional Officer I (DOI) Alex King Nartey from the GNFS Public Relations Department confirmed the incident with a video of the consuming inferno posted on his Facebook page.
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This tragic incident adds to a growing pattern of market fires in Ghana in recent weeks, raising alarm among traders and authorities.
Just eleven days earlier, on January 2, 2025, a massive fire devastated Accra’s Kantamanto Market, known as one of the world’s largest hubs for secondhand clothing.
That blaze destroyed hundreds of stalls, rendering thousands of traders economically stranded and resulting in massive financial losses.
