Tragedy struck in the early hours of Saturday at Gyinyase in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region, as a devastating fire claimed the lives of a nurse from Kumasi South Hospital, Linda Agyemang, and her three children.
The family of four was trapped inside their three-bedroom house despite desperate rescue attempts by neighbors and passersby. The intense flames made it impossible to access the building.
According to Citinewsroom report, firefighters arrived after being alerted and managed to extinguish the blaze. However, the victims were found burnt beyond recognition in the bathroom.
Three other occupants of the house were rescued and are currently receiving treatment at Kumasi South Hospital.
The charred bodies were later transported to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) for preservation. Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the fire.
According to DO II Peter Addai, Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer for the Ghana Fire Service, “At 4:36 AM on 8 February 2025, we received a distress call reporting a fire at Gyinyase near Tubi hotel. We quickly dispatched our fire tenders to attend to the fire. When we got there, the fire was wild, so we called for a second attendant to help. We lost four people in that fire, but the cause of the fire is still under investigation.”