A fire outbreak has taken the lives of a nurse at Kumasi South Hospital, Linda Agyemang, and her three children at Gyinyase in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region.

Despite frantic efforts by neighbors and bystanders to save them, the family remained trapped inside their three-bedroom home as the intense flames made entry impossible.

The blaze erupted in the early hours of Saturday, leaving the community in distress. Firefighters responded swiftly after being alerted and managed to douse the fire, but the victims were found in the bathroom, burned beyond recognition.

Three other occupants of the house were successfully rescued and are currently receiving treatment at Kumasi South Hospital.

The charred remains of the deceased have been conveyed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) for preservation, while authorities have commenced investigations to determine the cause of the fire.

Ashanti Regional Fire Service PRO, DO II Peter Addai, confirmed the heartbreaking incident.

“At 44: 08 – 44: 32At 4:36 AM on 8 February 2025, we received a distress call reporting a fire at Gyinyase near Tubi hotel. We quickly dispatched our fire tenders to attend to the fire, when we got there the fire was wild alright so we called for a second attendant to help. We lost four people in that fire but the cause of the fire is still under investigation”