Videos: Family of four burnt to death in Kumasi
A nurse and her three children have been burnt beyond recognition after fire gutted their home at Gyinyaase in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
Linda Agyemang, 35 , a nurse at the Kumasi South Hospital and her three children; two males and a female aged 14, 10 and 4 respectively have been transported to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) by officials from the Ghana National Service for preservation.
According to some residents, the family were trapped inside their three-bedroom apartment on Saturday, February 8 2025 at about 4:00am when the inferno started.
Desperate rescue attempts by neighbours proved futile as the inferno intensified after a gas cylinder that was in the house exploded, trapping the four in the room.
Residents who were present grieved over the loss of the family, describing them as peaceful and lovely.
It is gathered that three other occupants of the house were saved and are currently receiving treatment at Kumasi South Hospital.
Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Ghana National Fire Service, DO II Peter Addai, in an interview with this online portal confirmed the incident, disclosing that authorities have launched an immediate investigation to determine the cause of the fire.
“The fire broke out in the early hours, leaving residents in shock. Firefighters arrived after being alerted and managed to extinguish the blaze, but the victims were found burnt,” he said.
“We received a distress call reporting a fire at Gyinyase near Tubi hotel. We quickly dispatched our fire tenders to attend to the fire, when we got there the fire was wild alright so we called for a second attendant to help. Four people have lost their livee in the cause of the fire ,” DO II Addai added.
