The Darkuman Kokompe Market has been razed down following a fire outbreak late Saturday.
The spare parts section of the market was the worst affected as the fire destroyed properties worth thousands of cedis.
The personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) had a challenging time dousing the fire due to the spare parts burning in the fire.
The GNFS also had difficulty gaining access to the market due to the haphazard nature the stalls and shops were situated.
According to an eyewitness, the fire was caused by a broken down electrical pole in the area.
He told Citi News that they had on several occasions reported to the appropriate authorities but nothing had been done about it.
The eyewitness who lost his cousin in the fire said his cousin got electrocuted by the faulty electrical pole.
The market is a major trading area operated mainly by auto mechanics and spare parts dealers.
With barely three weeks into the year 2015, there have been countless fire outbreaks.
Notable amongst them are the burning down of the Central Medical stores in Tema, the Melcom warehouse at the Industrial area in Accra, a shell filling station in Kumasi.
Also some persons including children have been burnt to death when fire gutted their homes in Koforidua, Half Assini and Osu in Accra.
By: Efua Idan Osam/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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