A young man has been devastated after his shop at Kumasi-Tafo Mile 4, near the Hisense shop, was consumed by fire, reportedly caused by a fireworks display celebrating the New Year on January 1, 2025.
In a video shared on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, the roadside shop is seen engulfed in flames, leaving its contents reduced to ashes.
According to the victim, this tragedy marks a terrible start to the year.
In the video, the victim is heard lamenting that he had opened the shop less than a month before the unfortunate incident occurred.
“This year has caused me a lot. At about 2 a.m. yesterday [1st January], boys burnt my shop as they fired knockouts. My shop has been burnt to ashes less than a month after I opened it. Everything is completely destroyed. I am going to start life afresh.”
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