Firefighters salvaged 40 of 80 container shops caught in a dawn blaze at the Kasoa New Market on Tuesday.

Published 11 Nov 2026, 22:53 GMT

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A Ghana National Fire Service officer inspects a burnt container shop at Kasoa New Market — A fire officer at one of the burnt container shops at Kasoa New Market

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A fire that swept through the Kasoa New Market at dawn on Tuesday has left 10 metal container shops destroyed and 30 more partially damaged, the Ghana National Fire Service has said.

The blaze affected 80 containers in total at the market, where fire also destroyed shops in August 2024. Firefighters from three stations — Buduburam, Weija and Dansoman — working together saved 40 of the containers.

The Buduburam Fire Station received the distress call at 2:14 a.m. Station Officer II Balorby led a crew out of the station a minute later, reaching the market at 2:27 a.m., and the scale of the blaze forced the crew to call in support from Weija and Dansoman.

Midway through the operation, the Buduburam tender broke down. The Weija crew took charge of the firefighting while the flames moved through the tightly packed containers.

Firefighters had the blaze under control by 3:49 a.m. and put it out completely at 6:21 a.m.

The fire destroyed clothing, rubber slippers, cooking oil, assorted drinks, refrigerators and gas cylinders.

Crews struggled with the closely packed containers, the highly flammable goods stored in them and the lack of a fire hydrant in the market. The Service has been running an inter-market fire safety competition to cut such risks.

The Service says no one was hurt, and what started the blaze is still being investigated.

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Kasoa New Market fire destroys 10 container shops, damages 30

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