Fire Kills Family of Three in Ashanti Region

A mother and her two daughters have been burnt to death at Abuakwa in the Atwima Nwabiagya municipality of Ashanti Region.

The tragic incident reportedly happened in the early hours of Wednesday, February 1, 2023, when the house in which they were sleeping caught fire.

The victims have been identified as Abigail Manu, mother, 28, Norah Yeboah, 9, and Philipa Yeboah, 6.

The three-bedroom house is located at Nso Nyame Y3, a suburb of Abuakwa in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality in the Ashanti Region. Eye witness account has it that it took neighbours hours to fight the inferno before they were later joined by the Ghana National Fire Service.

The cause of the fire has not been established but the Ghana National Fire Service has begun investigations into the matter.

Meanwhile, the charred bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the morgue.

Source: GBC Ghana