Kantamanto Market Fire: Young Man Busted For Attempting To Loot Burnt Goods

• A video of a young man being dragged out of the Kantamanto market during the fire
• The young man was accused of attempting to loot burnt goods belonging to victims of the fire
• Netizens who saw the video were disappointed and chastised the young man in the comments section

A young Ghanaian man has landed into trouble after attempting to steal during the Kantamanto fire.

In an online video, he was seen being heckled by a police officer from the market grounds.

According to reports, while the incident left traders who were counting their losses heartbroken, this young man was on the grounds trying to loot the burnt goods.

On Thursday, January 2, 2025, a wildfire broke out in Kantamanto. Goods and other items worth billions of cedis were burnt to ashes.

Fire officers were at the scene to quench the ravaging flames but to no avail. While victims were trying to save their goods, the unidentified young man wearing an orange shirt also picked what he could from the scene.

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Kantamanto traders accuse NDC of fire

Traders at Kantamanto have accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of starting the Kantamanto market fire.

Although they haven't provided substantial evidence to back their claims, they insist the fire was caused by NDC folks who want to eject them and bring members of their parties to occupy the spaces at the market.

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Traders accuse fire service bringing petrol to scene

Another group of affected traders have accused the Ghana Fire Service of bringing petrol to the fire scene instead of water.

In a video, a woman claimed she suspected the fire service brought petrol to quench the fire, not water.

According to her, the fire was minimal until the fire service arrived at the accident scene and began to quench the fire.

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She noted that they expected the fire to go down since the fire service poured water from their canon. However, the fire kept extending to other parts of the market.

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Netizens react to traders' claims about fire

Netizens who saw the videos about the traders expressing their frustrations over the incident expressed mixed reactions in the comments section.

@B6ADASS wrote:

"Not possible. she’s speaking out of frustration. if petrol was sprayed, the fire will walk on its traces and even burn the vehicle it’s being pumped from. petrol is highly inflammable. she’s just in pain. i feel for her honestly."

@D_Adu_gyamfi wrote:

"Ghana and unnecessary conspiracy theories. What does the fire service gain by spraying petrol on fire. Do you know what will happen if you pour petrol on such a large scale fire?"

@CediRates wrote:

"It will be cheaper for them to fill their fire trucks with bel aqua bottled water."

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@village7village wrote:

"Water contains oxygen and oxygen is inflammatory. Minimal water can’t quench raging fire."

@mattenasu wrote:

"They’re basically accusing the state of arson without any scintilla of evidence. The npp is still in govt and supposed to protect the citizens from any harm but failed miserably. Direct all questions to Nana."

Man wails as fire destroys his shop

In a related development, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian man was distraught over the Kantamanto fire incident.

In a viral video, he lamented the fire's impact on his business, stating that he had lost so much. He added that he opened his shop at the market just a month ago.

Netizens who saw his video were heartbroken as they expressed their views in the post's comments section.

Source: YEN.com.gh