{"id":122689,"date":"2015-06-07T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=122689"},"modified":"2015-06-07T12:56:07","modified_gmt":"2015-06-07T12:56:07","slug":"tip-toe-lane-fire-traders-counting-their-losses-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=122689","title":{"rendered":"Tip Toe Lane fire: Traders counting their losses [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shop owners whose shops were razed down by the <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/06\/06\/fire-destroys-shops-at-tip-toe-lane-circle\/#sthash.LsUmPkNK.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\">fire outbreak<\/a><\/strong><\/span> at Tip Toe Lane at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra were on Sunday counting their losses.<\/p>\n<p>The traders were seen rummaging through the debris to see what they could salvage, while others gathered in small groups discussing Saturday night&#8217;s unfortunate incident.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070830.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-122690\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070830.jpg\" alt=\"tip toe lane fire\" width=\"621\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070830.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070830-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;BRfMpJpvA0zRLqddchIr1jFYZ3WbMZRQ&#8221;]Around 10 pm on Saturday, some shops at the Tip Toe Lane were up in flames after an\u00a0electrical cable reportedly sparked fire moments after power was restored to the area after a blackout.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) managed to douse the fire and no casualties were recorded.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, there was a <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/06\/05\/floods-fire-death-toll-hits150-mahama\/#sthash.pIGdBtYK.fUel64Gd.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\">fire outbreak at the Goil Fuel Station<\/a><\/strong><\/span> also at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle near the GCB bank towers.<\/p>\n<p>Over 90 people perished in the fire while others sustained serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070842.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-122691\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070842.jpg\" alt=\"tip toe lane fire\" width=\"621\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070842.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070842-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070908.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-122692 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070908.jpg\" alt=\"20150607_070908\" width=\"621\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070908.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070908-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070921.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-122693 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070921.jpg\" alt=\"20150607_070921\" width=\"621\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070921.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150607_070921-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/osamidan\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @ osamidan<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var 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