Kantamanto Fire: Man Wails As He Loses Three Shops, Says He's Lost Over GH¢20 Million

• A video of a Ghanaian man wailing over the losses he recorded in the Kantamanto fire has surfaced on social media
• In a video, he noted that he had lost three shops worth billions of cedis in the fire, which ravaged many shops in Accra
• Netizens who saw the video were heartbroken as they expressed their views in the comments section of the post

A young Ghanaian man has been heartbroken after the devastating fire incident at Kantamanto.

The man with three shops in the market noted that he had lost all the shops to the fire.

He said he sold shoes and had goods worth over GH¢20,000,000 in his shops before the fire outbreak.

However, he lost everything to the fire, which started at dawn on Thursday, January 2, 2024.

Traders are counting their losses after the fire outbreak. Many rushed to the scene to salvage their goods worth millions of Ghana cedis but to no avail since efforts of the Ghana Fire Service to quench the fire proved futile.

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In the end, the market was burnt to ashes. The incident has thrown many traders into mourning, with some accusing a political party of orchestrating the incident.

Lamenting his losses in a video, the young man who also believes a political party caused the fire indicated that it's so unfair to destroy their businesses in such a manner since they pay taxes and duties on the goods they import from other countries.

Watch the video below:

Netizens heartbroken by young man's losses

Netizens who saw the video about the young man speaking about his losses were heartbroken. Many sympathised with him in the comments section.

@B.I.G TOPIC wrote:

"You said you want Jm ryt ?.. yo haven’t seen anything yet ofui."

@dukusampson wrote:

"20billion times 3 eiii 60billion in katamanto market Ghana."

@No name wrote:

"20 billion for each shop meaning 60 billion for the 3. Woyale."

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@Awudu Mubarak wrote:

"Wat u re saying is true but 20 billion de3 for one shop are you a gold buyer??"

@MRR ODEI wrote:

"Funny how y’all don’t believe someone selling in kanatan get 20billion do u ppl know how much Those ppl make in a day?"

@Nana Agyei Barfour wrote:

"80% of dem will lie since this happened. just is sad thu."

@lil_scrappy77 wrote:

"After marrying a woman with brain for my kids I will marry another with nyash for myself I also deserve happiness."

@Jamieee wrote:

"Who told you someone was collecting the market let’s all be honest here our kantamanto market is congested even to walk there is even stressful."

@jellybelly805 wrote:

"Ndc is not on power yes,you Npp no what you want to do that’s why you people didn’t cause any confusion when Ndc won."

@Empress Adwoa wrote:

"Any government can not cause harm to his people because he want to build a new market for u.none of politicians both npp n ndc will do that is an accident n we hv to find solution to that asem."

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Trader with nine kids cry after Kantamanto fire

In a related development, YEN.com.gh reported that a victim of the Kantamanto fire has lamented her losses in the Kantamanto fire.

In a video, the woman who claimed she has nine kids said she lost all her goods to the fire.

Her video left many in the comments section heartbroken. Many netizens consoled her.

Source: YEN.com.gh