Kumasi Rocked by Another Fire As Inferno Engulfs Anloga Market
- Another fire has devastated a major market in Kumasi, raising urgent concerns about fire safety
- Eyewitnesses suggest the blaze at the Anloga Market started near a footwear factory in the area
- No casualties were reported, but traders are facing significant losses due to destroyed goods
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Another blaze has hit the Kumasi Metropolis, raising fresh concerns about fire safety in commercial centres.
The latest incident occurred on January 26, 2026, when fire swept through the Anloga Market near Afful Nkwanta, destroying several shops and their contents.
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Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service were deployed to the scene and worked to contain the fire, preventing it from spreading to adjoining structures and nearby properties.
The service shared the video of the fire on Facebook.
The Chronicle reported that 150 stalls were destroyed by the fire, leaving traders with losses running into millions of Ghana cedis.
Although the cause of the fire is yet to be officially confirmed, eyewitnesses said the blaze is believed to have started from a section of the market housing a footwear factory.
No casualties have been reported so far, but traders at the market are said to have suffered significant losses, with goods and equipment reduced to ashes.
Investigations have since been initiated by the Fire Service to determine the exact cause of the incident, as authorities renew calls for improved fire safety measures in markets and commercial hubs.
This incident came after a fire gutted hundreds of shops and mechanic workshops at Sofoline Magazine in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region on January 25.
On the same day, a fire outbreak gutted the Bimbilla Yam Market, destroying thousands of tubers and leaving traders counting their losses.
Fire destroys 100 shops at Suame market
Kumasi also saw some major fires in 2025.
On August 25, a fire at the Suame Post Office market destroyed hundreds of shops and items worth millions of cedis.
According to eyewitnesses, gas cylinders stored at the market exploded, contributing to the rapid spread of the fire.
However, the official cause was not disclosed, according to Adom News at the time.
In a sad video from the scene, a distraught trader said her and her sister's shop had been completely burnt down.
She recounted that her sister arrived at the scene of the fire, saw the destruction to her shop, and collapsed from shock.
The trader said their merchandise, including new stock they had just bought on August 22, was lost in the blaze.
Fire guts area behind Circle VVIP station
YEN.com.gh also recently reported that a devastating fire broke out behind the VVIP Station at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra on January 20, 2026.
With the cause of the blaze not officially disclosed, one of the victims who lost his wares and home said he was away when the news reached him.
The man said that when he got to the place he lived, he found out that his home had been razed by the inferno, with nothing left for him to salvage.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
