Fire has gutted a four bedroom apartment close to the Achimota Mile 7 post office.
The apartment was empty at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is as yet unknown.
The fire, which started at about 1 pm on Friday, destroyed a car in the house which is occupied by an elderly woman.
The fire service rushed to the scene after a report was made to them.
Speaking to Citi News, a family friend of the owner of the apartment, Nana Akyempimhene said the fire started from the garage in the house.
He described the blaze as “very severe”
Nana Akyempimhene also said it took about one hour, 20 minutes for the fire service to arrive
During that time, “everything in the house was destroyed. Not even a single pin [survived],” he told Citi News.
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By: Philip Nii Lartey/citinewsroom.com/Ghana