A fire outbreak has razed over a hundred and thirty shops at the Kwadaso Wood Market in the Kwadaso municipality of the Ashanti region.

The affected victims are calling for support from the government and other philanthropists after losing millions of cedis in the fire.

The fire caused huge damage to several properties in the wood market on Saturday evening, before the intervention of the Ghana National Fire Service.

Some of the victims say the fire service used more than five hours to fight the fire to prevent it from spreading to the nearby houses.

"We don't know the actual cause of the fire outbreak; it came unexpectedly, and all our properties have been razed by the fire," said Amidu Issifu, whose wood stalls were razed.

He fears being arrested saying "I just took GH¢ 40,000 loan to support my wood business, only for this disaster to occur, how will I pay the loan?" he lamented.

According to him, the fire service did their best but it wasn't enough.

Most of the victims are calling on the incoming administration to launch an investigation into the matter and also come to their aid.

The Assembly Member at the Nsia Asare electoral area in the Kwadaso Municipality, Richard Tutu, speaking to Adom news reporter Joseph Obeng, said no life has been lost, but the most affected items are the wood products and the milling machines.

"The assembly will also come in to see the support we can offer to the victims," he assured.

An investigation is underway to unravel the cause of the fire. This fire incident comes barely a few days after a devastating fire destroyed nearly 7,000 shops and affected over 30,000 traders at the popular Kantamanto Market in Accra.