Fire Guts Compound House In Oforikrom Leaving Over 50 Homeless

• A fire swept through a compound house and destroyed 21 bedrooms at Anloga in the Ashanti Region.
• The fire displaced over 50 persons who have been forced to seek shelter with friends and family
• Properties running into thousands of Ghana cedis were destroyed by the fire on October 27, 2023

A fire swept through a compound house and destroyed 21 bedrooms at Anloga in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region.

The Friday, October 27 fire displaced more than 50 persons who are said to be living with friends and family now.

Properties running into thousands of Ghana cedis were also destroyed by the fire.

The fire started at about 10 a.m. and took over an hour to be controlled.

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Ghanaian man who lost his family to fire in need of support

In 2022, YEN.com.gh reported that a homeless man's sad story surfaced on social media and got many very emotional.

Two kind gentlemen saw the 60-year-old man on the streets of Accra, approached him and found out he had lost his family to a fire outbreak.

Brown also revealed that things got worse after his loss, and he had to stay on the streets and eat from dumpsters to survival.

The older man is battling kidney problems, and Ghanaians are being called to help.

Source: YEN.com.gh