An 8-year-old girl has died in a devastating fire at the Dansoman Market.
According to reports, the 8-year-old girl has died after being trapped in a devastating fire that swept through Market.
The devastating fire incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) noted that the fire was first reported at 00:02 hrs, with the Dansoman Fire Station arriving just two minutes later and found the fire at an advanced stage.
Eight fire engines from Industrial Area, Ministries, National Headquarters, Madina, Weija, Anyaa, and Accra City were mobilised to contain the inferno, with some support from private water tankers.
The information gathered is that the fire was confined by 01:51 hrs, brought under control at 03:03 hrs and was fully extinguished by 05:21 hrs.
Reports suggest the girl was caught in the fire and could not be rescued, with her body handed over to the Police for further investigation.
The Dansoman Market destroyed several wooden structures and shops, along with their contents.
Meanwhile, the cause of the fire remains unknown, and investigations are ongoing.
In other news, the Kwapong Nursing Training College in the Asunafo South District of the Ahafo Region has been gutted by fire.
Reports suggest that students were seen rushing to safety as part of the Nursing Training College caught fire.
The cause of the fire remains unknown.
According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), they received a distress call at 7:12 a.m., with the Kukuom fire crew arriving shortly around 7:30 a.m.
Other firefighters joined later, with the blaze brought under control by 8:45 a.m. and completely quenched at 10:26 a.m.
Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) investigations indicate that the fire began in one of the rooms on the first floor of a one-storey dormitory block before spreading.
The fire destroyed the roof, ceiling, personal belongings, books, beds, and bedding, with two fire extinguishers exploding.
No casualties were recorded in the Kwapong Nursing Training College fire.
