Massive cleanup under way in Ghana after fire destroys one of worlds biggest secondhand markets

A huge cleanup operation is taking place after a fire devastated one of the world’s biggest secondhand clothes markets. Thousands of traders’ stalls were destroyed in the blaze that started at about 10pm on 1 January and consumed large sections of Kantamanto market in Accra, Ghana’s capital. The Ghana national fire service (GNFS) deployed 13 tenders to combat the flames. Goods worth millions of Ghanaian cedi have been destroyed, the GNFS said. “This is devastating,” said Alex King Nartey, a GNFS spokesperson. “We’ve not recorded severe casualties, but the economic loss is enormous. “Preliminary investigations suggest faulty electrical connections might

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