A fitting shop close to the Ghana Revenue Authority office has caught fire, destroying six stores and a few vehicles in Asafo, within the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly of the Ashanti Region.

Reports state that the incident originated when some petroleum products spilt over, spread to some vehicles being worked on, and sparked a fire.

The incident according to eyewitnesses started around 11: 30am on Tuesday morning.

Eyewitnesses say six shops, three ford buses and one Opel salon car, including other valuables, have been burnt as a result of the incident.