Fire has gutted some parts of the Makola market
Several traders and customers at one of the country’s busiest commercial business centre are up in flames on Monday morning.
A thick cloud of smoke can be seen emanating from one of the buildings in the market area of Makola.
Saxophonist Steve Bedi reported in a Facebook post showing the market in ablaze as he called for efforts by the Fire Service to come to the aid to douse the inferno.
Citinewsroom.com quotes an eyewitness to have said the fire begun at around 9 am.
“I went to buy some things at Makola this morning. In the process, I saw smoke coming from the second floor of the three-storey building. So the people around started calling the Fire Service,” a quote attributed to an eyewitness read.
It continued: “After about five minutes, the Fire Service personnel were still not around, but the fire was spreading, so people in the complex tried to gather their things from the shops before the fire could get to their shops. I eventually moved away because the fire was intensifying, and you could feel the heat from the fire, which was becoming dangerous for people around.”
An earlier report suggested that the Fire Service station located near the burning shops had no water in their tanks at the time the incident started. It has however been reported that the emergency services, including the Fire Service, are currently at the scene to bring the situation under control.
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Happening now: Fire consumes some parts of Makola pic.twitter.com/XqZ3ax9bZV
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) July 5, 2021
Makola Mall on fire in Accra.
Fire Service came first telling the people there is no water and have to go and come back.
Eeei????????Ghana pic.twitter.com/g55wW7Z9uT— roland walker???? (@rowalkerghana) July 5, 2021
Fire outbreak around Makola market, Accra right now.#TV3GH pic.twitter.com/0Eb0UUaCoT
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) July 5, 2021
A part of Makola market on fire this morning #CitiCBS pic.twitter.com/SyjlGuZaHO
— Jonas Nyabor (@jnyabor) July 5, 2021