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  • GNFS findings reveal ‘piece of cigarette’ caused Fiapre fire incident that killed 2

    GNFS findings reveal ‘piece of cigarette’ caused Fiapre fire incident that killed 2

    Preliminary investigations conducted by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) into the tragic fire outbreak that claimed two lives in Fiapre, Sunyani West Municipality, indicate that the incident was caused by a piece of lighted cigarette.

    The victims, 35-year-old Alex Antwi and his 17-year-old daughter, Sharifa Adiza, suffered fatal burns when a four-bedroom house in Fiapre, near Sunyani, caught fire in the early hours of Thursday, January 18, 2024. Unfortunately, both individuals were burnt beyond recognition.

    Despite the devastating outcome, eight other occupants of the house, including five children, managed to escape the fire unharmed. The incident was reported to have started around 12:30 hours.

    In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, the Divisional Officer Grade III (DO III), the Reverend Thomas Kofi Dzah, in-charge of Fire at the Bono Regional Command of the GNFS, said: “Our initial investigation showed the fire might have been caused by a piece or butt of a lighted cigarette”.

    The police have retrieved and deposited the charred bodies of the deceased at the Sunyani Teaching Hospital mortuary for preservation.

    In the aftermath of the tragic incident, Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister, and Mr Evans Kusi Buadum, the Sunyani West Municipal Chief Executive, visited and offered condolences to the bereaved families.

    The Regional Minister, expressing her deep sympathy, described the incident as unfortunate. She encouraged the grieving families to find solace in their faith and assured them of her commitment to providing support for the burial and funeral rites of the deceased.

  • Sunyani: Fire outbreak at Fiapre claims two lives

    Sunyani: Fire outbreak at Fiapre claims two lives

    A tragic event unfolded on Wednesday night in Fiapre, part of the Sunyani West Municipality in the Bono Region, as a household was engulfed in flames, resulting in the deaths of both a male and a female.

    The Ghana National Fire Service dispatched personnel who labored for several hours to quell the fire. In the aftermath, extensive property damage, totaling thousands of Ghana Cedis, was evident.

    The Sunyani Municipal Fire Public Relations Officer, ADO1 Isaac Opoku, informed Citi News that the bodies of the two individuals were discovered post-fire suppression.

    “This dawn, around 00:13 hours, we had an emergency call, and the caller reported that there was a fire outbreak around the Notre Dame area. There is this popular hostel called DK Agyemang where the fire happened, and we moved and arrived there at 00:21 hours and went round to check and discovered that a four-bedroom apartment was on fire.”

    “We were told that one man and a lady were trapped inside, and when our men were able to extinguish the fire, they saw their bodies burn beyond recognition.”

  • Robbery gone wrong as 20-year-old loses life in attempt to steal from shop

    A 20-year-old man, identified as Frimpong a.k.a Alkaline, has lost his life in an alleged robbery attempt gone wrong in Fiapre, a town in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region.

    According to a UTV reporter who narrated the incident, the deceased and about three accomplices visited a wooden motor rewinding shop in the area at night to steal some items. It is unclear how they had access to the building because there were no signs of forced entry around the structure.

    It is suspected that the owner of the shop may have been robbed before and thus set up a system to deter robbery. When Frimpong forced his way through a crack beneath the main entrance, he was reportedly electrocuted instantly. It is however unknown what exactly caused the electrocution.

    The incident has left neighbours in shock and fear. Eyewitnesses who saw the scene said they woke up to see a hand beneath the entrance of the rewinding shop. A closer look revealed a familiar face, Frimpong, who had been dead for hours. The young man was a known face in the neighbourhood and residents said he was unemployed.

    The police were informed of the incident and they visited the crime scene and conveyed the body to the Bono Regional Hospital mortuary.