Ali Abubakari, a 25-year-old man, has been reported dead in a fire that gutted an uncompleted fuel station at Ejura Babasso in the Ejura Sekyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
His remains has been handed over to the Ejura police to help in further investigation.
A press statement signed by Divisional Officer II, Mr Peter Addai, Public Relations Officer of the Ashanti Regional Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said investigation was being carried out to ascertain the cause of the fire outbreak.
However, after the fire has been completely extinguished by the Ejura Firefighters, the GNFS discovered that the uncompleted fuel station was used to store six gallons of petrol.
Additionally, there were twelve bags of beans out of which six were partially ravaged by the fire and six were saved from burning.
The statement noted that on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at about 1225 hours, the Ejura Fire Station received a distress call concerning the fire outbreak at block number E 6264, known to retail petrol in gallons.
Immediately, a fire crew was dispatched to attend to the fire to prevent loss of lives and property.
On arrival at the scene at 1231 hours, the crew led by Station Officer I Daniels Moah, found the structure completely engulfed by the raging fire.
The statement noted that, the crew immediately battled with the wildfire, brought it under control within 10 minutes and completely extinguished it at 1255 hours.
Unfortunately, the GNFS could not save the life of Mr Abubakari who was trapped in the fire outbreak.
The statement admonished the general public to desist from storing or dispensing petroleum products in unauthorized or unsafe structures which could cause fire outbreaks to prevent the lost of lives and properties.
The GNFS extended their condolences to the family of Mr Abubakari and reaffirmed their commitment to protecting lives and property through timely and professional emergency response.
Source: myghanadaily
