A raging fire broke out Wednesday evening at the Odawna Market at the sprawling Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra.

The fire started around 8 pm and destroyed shops and other properties.

It took firefighters at least one-hour to bring the flames under control.

Wednesday evening’s fire comes barely 24 hours after fire and explosions hit the armoury belonging to the Ghana Armed Forces at Michel Camp Barracks in Tema also in the Greater Accra Region.

This is not the first time the Odawna Market has witnessed a destructive fire.

Photo: Personnel of the Ghana Fire Service used four fire tenders to bring the fire under control.

A similar incident at the market in 2013 destroyed numerous stalls.

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Authorities cite people sleeping and cooking in the market for the fires.

No fatalities were recorded in Wednesday’s fire, however, the destruction caused to traders’ wares run into thousands of Ghana cedis.

An official of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Richard Mensah, told Joy News’ Joseph Opoku Gakpo that at least 85 shops have been destroyed.

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The cause of Wednesday's fire is not immediately known.