‘At Least 3,500 Shops’ Burnt At Odawna – [Watch Video].

Fire has torn through hundreds of shops at Odawna, a densely crowded market area in Accra, leaving traders to count their losses.

The fire began Wednesday dawn from a source that is still a subject of investigation.

Billows rose over the scene of destruction helped by a market made of mostly wooden structures and tin shacks.

When theghanareport.com got to the scene near the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange area at about 8:30am, several fire tenders were seen taming the impact of the fire.

Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has a tough time gaining access to the poorly planned area.

Traders stood helpless, others wept, while others tried to salvage items in another fire outbreak that characterize life at Odawna.

A former chairman of Odwana market, Obrempong Ampomah, told theghanareport Aba Asamoah at least 3,500 shops have been affected in the fire.

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