Close to 200 stalls and properties worth millions of cedis have been ravaged in a fire outbreak at the Kumasi Race Course Market in the Ashanti Region.

Reports indicate that the fire began on the morning of March 11, and as of noon, it has still not been extinguished by the Ghana Fire Service.

The cause of the fire is still unknown. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

Some traders, sharing their plight with JoyNews, said the outbreak has caused them millions of cedis.

A trader said  “I sell onions. Yesterday, I restocked my goods. I restocked 25 bags and went home. I did not hear that a fire outbreak had occurred. I woke up this morning and heard there had been a fire outbreak. Upon arrival, I saw that the fire had destroyed all our goods.”

Another trader said the fire was so intense that she was not able to collect any of her goods.

“I sell grinding machines and pepper. All have been destroyed. Around 3 o’clock, I was told that there was a fire outbreak. When you got to the market, we could not take any of our goods due to the intensity of the fire," she lamented.

Meanwhile, the police have arrested five individuals for allegedly attacking fire trucks upon their delayed arrival at the scene.