The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has confirmed a fire outbreak at Accra's Agbogbloshie market.Providing updates through GNFS’s Facebook Live platform, ADO1 Alex King Nartey described the fire as "raging" but stated that officers from the Makola and Circle stations successfully contained it.Nartey shared footage highlighting "pockets of flames" primarily concentrated around the market’s refuse dump area.

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He emphasized the challenges firefighters faced, noting that the market's congestion and limited accessibility significantly hindered their response efforts.Although the team managed to prevent the fire from spreading further, the lack of functional hydrants in the area made replenishing water supplies difficult.

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He said that GNFS had "managed to contain [the fire] from further spread," he noted their supply was "difficult to replenish" seeing as "there's no functional hydrant here"."Accessibility to go and replenish and come back is a problem [too], presenting a very big challenge to the officers here," he added.

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He confirmed that no casualties had been reported but stated that damage assessments would only be possible after the fire was fully extinguished.The fire broke out on Sunday evening, November 24, 2024, with GNFS providing a live update around 11 PM. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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