Huge fire at Ghanaian clothing market destroys hundreds of stalls
3 days ago · A woman walks past a fire at the secondhand clothing market at Kantamanto in Accra, Ghana, on January 2, 2025. The fire began in the early hours of Thursday. Nipah Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
Fire destroys Kantamanto Market, displaces hundreds of traders
5 days ago · Hundreds of traders have been displaced following a devastating fire that engulfed Kantamanto Market in Accra's Central Business District, reducing nearly the entire market to ashes.
Kantamanto: 4 Other Times The Popular Second-hand Goods Market …
2 hours ago · As traders in Kantamanto rebuild after a devastating fire razed the popular market, YEN.com.gh looks back at five other massive fires from which the second-hand goods hub recovered. PAY ATTENTION: Follow YEN's WhatsApp channel for a …
Ghana's Kantamanto fire: Clothing market devastated by blaze
3 days ago · With over 100 shops destroyed and the much of the area charred, traders at Ghana's Kantamanto market are urging the government to help restore their livelihoods. Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news ...
Calls For Fashion Brands To Donate To Kantamanto Market Fire …
19 hours ago · Kantamanto market is vast, spanning over 20 acres in the heart of Accra's business district, its stalls dominated by used clothing and shoes from the West and China. Its traders import a ...
Kantamanto Market Fire: Ghanaian Trader Cries Out After ... - YEN News
3 days ago · The Kantamanto Market fire was reported to have started around 1 am on January 2, 2025. The Ghana National Fire Service quickly responded to the distress call with five fire trucks from Makola, Greater Accra Regional Headquarters, National Headquarters, Flagstaff House, and Parliament House.
Kantamanto Market Rocked By Devastating Fire, Over 100 Shops ... - YEN News
5 days ago · Shops at CMB near Kantamanto in Accra were razed down by fire in September 2023. The fire service said 350 shops were destroyed by that fire.. Fire incident at Saglemi housing project. This incident comes after the fire service successfully extinguished a fire that broke out at the Saglemi Housing project late last year.. The fire engulfed five 40-foot containers previously used as offices for ...
Traders count losses as fire destroys over 100 shops at Kantamanto market
4 days ago · A devastating fire swept through Kantamanto Market in Accra in the early hours of Thursday, January 2, 2025, reducing over 100 shops to ashes and leaving traders in despair. The blaze, which...
Fire Devastates Ghana’s Kantamanto Used Clothing Market
3 days ago · A huge fire swept through Ghana’s Kantamanto used clothing market late Wednesday, destroying over 100 shops and causing thousands of dollars in damage, according to media reports. The market in the Ghanaian capital of Accra is a critical part of the local informal economy and an important hub for the global trade in secondhand clothes, many ...
Why Kantamanto Market's Fiery Destruction Could Leave …
4 days ago · The fire, which broke out on the first day of the new year, has “destroyed” more than 60 percent of the sprawling warren of stalls that make up Kantamanto Market’s retail-facing side and inflicted “catastrophic damage” to at least 10 of its 13 equally extensive sections, according to The Or Foundation, an environmental justice ...
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