According to reports gathered, over 100 shops at the Suame Post Office market in the Ashanti region have been destroyed leading to countless losses after the late-night fire outbreak on Tuesday 25th August, 2025.
The report said the fire started in the late hours of Tuesday and tore through the market, razing properties and various items sold at the market, worth millions of cedis.
According to eyewitnesses, gas cylinders stored at the market exploded, contributing to the rapid spread of the fire throughout the market.
The traders watched helplessly as their shops and goods were consumed by the fire.
Some nearby residents rushed to the scene and forcefully opened some shops to salvage items before the fire consumed them.
Traders and residents allege that firefighters arrived at 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 Ghana National Fire Service commences preliminary investigations into the cause of the fire.
