Fire has gutted a large house behind the East Cantonments Pharmacy, close to the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra.
The fire started around 7am on Friday, prompting emergency response from some residents.
At least two fire tenders have been deployed to help fight the fire. The cause of the fire is not immediately known.
Thick smoke can be seen billowing from the building across the street.
One of the victims of fire told Citi News that they were preparing for a funeral in the house later today when an alarm was sounded about a fire from the top of the storey building.
According to her, use of decking for the story building made it impossible for even those on the ground floor to salvage their properties before the fire spread.
“This morning, I heard my sister shout that the house is on fire. We have a funeral it the house and we are to go take the corpse today. We were sweeping to prepare for the funeral when we were informed about the fire.
The fire started from the top of the building and because the story building was made with decking, we all had to run out. We couldn’t take anything due to the intensity of the fire…. We don’t know the cause of the fire,” she said.
About eight people are said to be resident in the storey building with other adjoining structures.
