Kumasi Nurse, 3 Children Die In Devastating Fire At Asokwa

• A nurse and her three kids have died in a fire at Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region
• The victims were trapped inside their three-bedroom house during the fire on January 8
• The fire service rescued the other occupants of the house who were taken for medical treatment

A fire has claimed the lives of a nurse and her three kids at Gyinyase in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region.

The nurse, Linda Agyemang, worked at the Kumasi South Hospital.

Citi News reported that Agyeman and her kids were trapped inside their three-bedroom house during the January 8 fire despite futile rescue attempts.

The fire service rescued the other occupants of the house who are currently receiving treatment at Kumasi South Hospital.

The deceased were transported to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause of this latest fire.

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The early morning fire on February 5 destroyed over 20 wooden structures used as residences, along with their contents.

Firemen from the Legon and Abelemkpe Fire Stations arrived 12 minutes after the distress call to fight the fire.

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Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh