A six-year-old boy identified as Godfred Aboagye has drowned in a water storage tank in Kasoa Wallantu.
Reports suggest the tragic incident occurred when Young Godfred was playing with his ball, which accidentally bounced into an open, ground-level water storage within the compound.
In attempts to retrieve his ball, he entered the tank and was unable to climb out or stay afloat.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) Central Regional Fire Service detailed that they received a distress call on Monday, December 29, at 5:03 p.m. Their team arrived at the scene by 5:13 p.m., and the rescue operation concluded at 5:28 p.m.
They confirmed that the child fell into a tank filled with water and was retrieved dead.
Abdul Wasiu Hudu, the Divisional Officer Grade II (DO II) and the Central Regional PRO of the GNFS, made a plea to property owners and guardians.
He stressed that preventable tragedies often occur in seconds when children are left unsupervised.
Part of the GNFS statement read, “GNFS strongly cautions parents, guardians, and property owners to ensure that all water storage facilities, tanks, wells, and pits are securely covered, particularly in homes where children are present”.
In related tragic news in Decmber 2025, a devastating fire outbreak at Abuakwa Manhyia in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region has claimed the lives of six people.
The tragic incident killed six people, including a 3-month-old baby, at a residential apartment.
According to reports, all the deceased were female, including a three-month-old infant.
Reports suggest the tragic incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Monday, December 22, 2025.
Evans Opoku, the Assembly Member for Abuakwa Manhyia, revealed the incident happened shortly after power was restored to parts of the Ashanti Region following a temporary outage on Sunday evening.
Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service from Nkawie and Twedie Fire stations were dispatched to the scene to help fight the devastating blaze.
According to reports, the victims were, however, trapped in the apartment at the time of the fire, which led to their deaths.
The Ghana Police Service, in the meantime have identified the burnt bodies and is making arrangements to convey the bodies to the morgue as investigations into the tragic incident continue.
Meanwhile, the exact cause of the incident is yet to be established at the time of publication.