A resident of the area started the fire around 9 am on Sunday morning, which also destroyed a section of a two-storey building that houses the Russia road branch of the Beige Bank.

An eyewitness who spoke to Citi News said he saw a polytank on the top of the building on fire when he got to the scene.

“The polytank the fell on the car causing it to catch fire too. We got scared and started running away then, we heard the first place, then a second and a third one,” he narrated.

The eyewitness said he, along with his brother, also made attempts to douse the fire.

“We started calling for water and people rushed to the scene with buckets and gallons of water. We managed to control the fire before the fire service people got here. The fire destroyed a polytank, three air conditions and two cars. It was very serious,” he added.

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By: Kojo Agyeman/citifmonline.com/Ghana News

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The fire, according to Citi News’ Marie-Franz Fordjoe started at about 1.45pm on Sunday afternoon at a pub along the Aliu Mahama Street. 

It quickly spread to other shops, as residents tried various means to put it out.

According to some eyewitnesses, it took personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) about 30 minutes to report to the scene after an urgent call was placed to draw their attention to the incident.

Although the cause of the fire is not known, some residents say the fire started from the Pub before gutting adjoining shops and a chop bar.

There has been no report of casualty so far.

Personnel of the Ghana Police Service are currently at the scene to control the situation.

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By: Jonas Nyabor/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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