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Tragic Fire Claims Life of 3-Year-Old in Asawase-Dagomba Line
Residents fight to save home, but the fire proves too overwhelming
- A three-year-old boy dies in a fire at Dagomba Line, Asawase
- His 12-year-old sister survives but couldn’t save her brother
- Authorities probe suspected electrical fault as fire's cause
A devastating fire has claimed the life of a three-year-old boy in the Dagomba Line area of Asawase, Kumasi.
Eyewitnesses report that the boy was napping alongside his older sister when flames engulfed their wooden home.
The 12-year-old girl managed to escape the inferno but was unable to rouse her younger brother in time.
While the cause of the fire remains unclear, residents suspect it may have been sparked by a faulty electrical connection. Despite efforts to extinguish the blaze, the fire quickly overwhelmed the community, destroying the structure and its contents.
The boy’s remains have been laid to rest as investigations into the cause of the fire continue.
