Officers of the Ghana National Fire Service are currently responding to a major fire outbreak at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in central Accra.
The fire, which broke out in the early mid-morning hours of Tuesday, January 20, 2025, has engulfed multiple shops and parts of a nearby bus station.
The immediate cause of the inferno is yet to be established.
A fire tender has arrived at the scene, and personnel are calling for reinforcement to complement the water supply as they work to bring the blaze under control.
This latest incident comes on the back of previous fire outbreaks witnessed within the Kwame Nkrumah Circle enclave in recent times. Here is a visual of the bustling Kwame Nkrumah Circle area in Accra, one of the city’s major commercial and transport hubs.