In an interview with Adom News, Mr Mensah, who revealed he lost everything to the fire, attributed the cause of the fire to a power outage that occurred Wednesday morning. According to witnesses, despite the intervention of the Abura Dunkwa Fire Service personnel and neighbours, the household got burnt completely. Meanwhile, the Assin South Senior Disaster Control Officer, Mr Kingsford Amoah, who also spoke to Adom News, stated that their assessment after the fire outbreak revealed it was caused by power outage. Mr Mensah is calling on the National Disaster Management Organisation and individual philanthropists to come to his aid. He is believed to have lost everything to the fire except the attire he wore to the farm.

Source: GhanaWeb April 03, 2019 17:37 UTC