Two individuals, a man and a woman, tragically lost their lives in a household fire in Fiapre, Sunyani West Municipality, Bono Region. The incident occurred on Wednesday night.
The bodies of Alex Antwi, 35, and a 17-year-old girl named Adiza, who tragically lost their lives in the fire, have been taken to the Sunyani Teaching Hospital for autopsy by the police.
Isaac Kwame Opoku, the Public Relations Officer of the Sunyani Municipal Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), confirmed the devastating incident to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) and mentioned that the fire started at approximately 12:30 PM.
“When personnel of the Service got to the scene, the fire had assumed a dangerous dimension” he said, adding that the cause of fire was yet to be known.
There are ongoing investigations to determine the cause of the fire in Fiapre. The authorities are working diligently to gather all the necessary information and evidence.
