A portion of the Tema Community One Market got burnt early yesterday morning resulting in the destruction of goods running into several thousands of Ghana cedis.
The fire destroyed three metal container shops and two other wooden structures.
According to the Tema Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service, Mr Timothy Osafo-Affum, the station received a distress call at about 5:10 a.m. yesterday.
It took personnel about 20 minutes to bring the fire under control at about 5:35a.m.
When the Daily Graphic got to the scene at about 7:30a.m. a number of traders and sympathisers were on the market premises watching the destruction the fire had caused.
Mr Osafo-Affum told the Daily Graphic that the area would be isolated from power supply for investigations to be conducted into the cause of the fire.
The Metropolitan Chief Executive, Mr Kempes Ofosuware, who was at the scene to ascertain the situation, expressed grave concern about illegal electrical connections in the market and cautioned traders that the assembly would not hesitate to prosecute traders found engaging in such practices.
He indicated that the assembly would put together a six-member committee made up of representatives of the market association, officials of the fire service, the Electricity Company of Ghana and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to investigate the immediate cause of the fire and make recommendations to the assembly.
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