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A deadly fire has burnt a 13-year-old boy to death in Kumasi Friday morning.
The blaze trapped Emmanuel Akurugu, who was unable to escape his room, which was made of wood, according to Joy News’ Erastus Asare Donkor.
Almost ten shops were reduced to ashes as onlookers watched helplessly as the inferno destroyed their community in Asafo. Nothing has been salvaged.
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