Over 400 structures destroyed, hundreds rendered homeless after fire destroys properties in Asawase Apagyahene area

Over 400 structures destroyed, hundreds rendered homeless after fire destroys properties in Asawase Apagyahene area

The blaze, which broke out around 5:30 am in one of the makeshift structures, spread rapidly through the densely populated enclave.

Fire destroys makeshift homes at Asawase Pelele, leaving hundreds homeless

By Amoako Kwame Hundreds of residents of Asawase Pelele, a densely populated slum in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region, have been left homeless after a fire destroyed several wooden structures used as makeshift homes. The fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday, August 27, 2026, and rapidly swept through the settlement, destroying structures largely occupied by metal scrap dealers and head porters. Several young women …