Sunyani: The Bono Regional Police Command is investigating the cause of a fire outbreak that burnt a couple to death at Asuakwaa, a suburb of Sunyani on Sunday, October 19.
According to Ghana News Agency, the police have since retrieved the charred bodies, identified as Nana Ameyaw Ampofo, 65 years, and Grace Adu Boafoawaa, 49 years, and deposited them at the Sunyani Teaching Hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
A statement issued and signed by the Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, Public Relations Officer of the Bono Regional Police Command, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, confirmed the incident happened on Sunday, October 19, 2025.
It said the police received a distress call about the fire outbreak and proceeded to the scene, indicating that when the police got there, some personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) were already working to extinguish the fire.
A crime scene management team assessed the area and found that the entire building and its contents had been destroyed by the fire.
The statement said the charred bodies of the couple were recovered from the kitchen area and a Toyota Highlander and a Pickup vehicle parked in the house were partially damaged.
It added that the command was working closely with the GNFS to ascertain the cause of the fire and assured the public that the outcome of the investigations would be made public when it is ready.
