{"id":138237,"date":"2015-07-27T21:06:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T21:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=138237"},"modified":"2015-07-27T22:04:08","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T22:04:08","slug":"fire-ravages-abossey-okai-spare-parts-shops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/07\/fire-ravages-abossey-okai-spare-parts-shops\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire ravages Abossey Okai spare parts shops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several shops at the Abossey Okai spare parts area in Accra have been burnt down by fire.<\/p>\n<p>The specific area the fire affected is mostly occupied by second hand and brand new tyre dealers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138250\" style=\"width: 651px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150727-WA0020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-138250 \" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150727-WA0020.jpg\" alt=\"Fire service personnel trying to douse the fire\" width=\"651\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150727-WA0020.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150727-WA0020-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fire service personnel trying to douse the fire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is unclear what caused the fire which started at about 8pm, but the fire service personnel who arrived at the scene initially struggled to douse it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/fire-at-abossey-okai-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-138245 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/fire-at-abossey-okai-2.jpg\" alt=\"fire at abossey okai (2)\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/fire-at-abossey-okai-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/fire-at-abossey-okai-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They called for reinforcement before they finally managed to bring the raging fire under control.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/fire-at-abossey-okai-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-138244 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/fire-at-abossey-okai-1.jpg\" alt=\"fire at abossey okai (1)\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/fire-at-abossey-okai-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/fire-at-abossey-okai-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to them, &#8220;it was difficult to gain access to the fire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138286\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0344.jpg\" alt=\"Fire at Abossey Okine\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0344.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0344-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138285\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0339.jpg\" alt=\"Fire at Abossey Okine\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0339.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0339-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138284\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0338.jpg\" alt=\"Fire at Abossey Okine\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0338.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0338-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138283\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0330.jpg\" alt=\"Fire at Abossey Okine\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0330.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0330-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138281\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0311.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0311\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0311.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0311-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138280\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0304.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0304\" width=\"495\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0304.jpg 495w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0304-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138279\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0303.jpg\" alt=\"Fire at Abossey Okine\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0303.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0303-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138277\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0301.jpg\" alt=\"Fire at Abossey Okine\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0301.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0301-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138287\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0379.jpg\" alt=\"Fire at Abossey Okine\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0379.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0379-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138297\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/MG_0348.jpg\" alt=\"Fire at Abossey Okine\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/MG_0348.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/MG_0348-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138298\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/MG_0361.jpg\" alt=\"Fire at Abossey Okine\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/MG_0361.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/MG_0361-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138290\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0398.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Billy Anaglatey\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0398.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0398-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Edwin Kwakofi &amp; Kojo Agyeman\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several shops at the Abossey Okai spare parts area in Accra have been burnt down by fire. 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