- At approximately seven in the morning on Sunday, a fire completely destroyed the French-Line area of the Kumasi Central Market. Numerous products that were being sold, including clothing, phones, sandals created in the area, and other herbal remedies, suffered serious damage as a result of the fire.
- While some shop owners watched helplessly as the fire destroyed their livelihoods, others had to rush to salvage their items in the market. Firefighters had difficulty controlling the fire even after four fire tenders arrived.
- The area that was affected by the fire was severely damaged, and there were potentially dangerous goods there, which made battling the fire extremely difficult.
- While some store owners were able to recover a portion of their inventory, many others have lost all of their stock and are now in difficult financial situations.
