Kasoa New Market Fire Destroys 100+ Stores in 5-Hour Blaze

A massive fire outbreak has left traders at the Kasoa New Market in a state of despair after a relentless inferno tore through the commercial hub on Sunday, January 4, 2026.

The blaze, which began around 4:00 PM, decimated over 100 mini-stores, leaving many of the municipality’s small-scale entrepreneurs with nothing but charred ruins.

Greater Accra Regional Fire Commander, Assistant Chief Fire Officer (ACFO) II Rashid Kwame Nisawu, noted that the service was alerted via a distress call at 4:50 PM. “The affected shops deal with various goods and investigations will be conducted to determine the cause of the fire,” ACFO II Nisawu stated.

Phyllis Naa Koryoo Okunor, the Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, arrived at the scene to find firefighting efforts significantly hampered by the lack of clear access paths.

While the financial loss is expected to run into millions of Ghana Cedis, Nash Nyande, the Municipal Director for the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), confirmed that there were no recorded casualties.

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