A 13-year-old boy has lost his life in a devastating fire that gutted a nine-bedroom house at Tarkwa-Makro in the Suame Municipality in the Ashanti Region.
The deceased was identified as Hassan. The fire incident occurred at 11:00 p.m, on Monday, July 13, 2026, destroying the house and all the occupants’ belongings.
Residents who witnessed the incident told journalists that they made frantic efforts to rescue the teenager after the fire broke out, but were unable to reach him. When the blaze was eventually brought under control, Hassan was found burnt completely inside one of the rooms.
According to the residents, repeated attempts were made to contact the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), but firefighters arrived after the fire had already caused extensive damage.
One of the occupants, Isaac Prince Boakye, who also lost all his belongings in the fire outbreak, emotionally recounted the final moments of the deceased.
“I am sick; look at my leg. When the fire started, Hassan kept calling, ‘Bra Prince, I’m burning! Help me!’ I asked him to open the door, but he said it was locked and he couldn’t. I did everything I could, but there was nothing I could do except watch him burn,” he said amid tears.
He disclosed that only four people were in the house when the fire broke out, adding that Hassan was the only casualty.
Some residents suspect that a Chinese security door may have trapped the boy inside the room, making it impossible for him to escape the raging flames. However, this has not been officially confirmed.
Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service later extinguished the fire and have launched investigations to find out the cause of the blaze and the circumstances surrounding the boy’s death.
By Benjamin Aidoo
