Sunyani: A husband and wife perished in a fire outbreak when their five-bedroom house was razed down at New-Dormaa Mango Grove in the Sunyani Municipality. They have been identified as Nana Siribour Ampofo II, 65 years, a sub-chief at Wenchi, and his wife Grace Yaa Ampofo, 48 years. The fire incident has since left residents in a state of shock and disbelief as it remains the topical issue in the area.
According to Ghana News Agency, scores of people were seen gathered in groups in a sobering manner during a visit to the scene on Monday. The inferno occurred around 2300 hours on Sunday during a downpour that hit parts of the Municipality. However, other occupants of the house managed to escape unhurt. The cause of the fire remains unknown for now.
As at the time of filing this report around 0900 hours, the police had yet to retrieve the charred bodies of the deceased persons from the debris. The Assistant Divisional Officer Grade One (ADO1), Kwame Adomako, informed the GNA that the command received a distress call from a fire officer, but when the firefighters arrived at the scene, the inferno had reached dangerous dimensions.
He said preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased attempted to escape but were trapped in the fire. ADO1 Adomako expressed regret that night fires were becoming alarming in the region, and called on the public to endeavor to call the service emergency line (03520-27129) whenever there is a fire outbreak.
