Kumasi Central Market fire

About 400 shops and over thousand live birds have been burnt in a massive fire that engulfed the Kumasi Central market in the Ashanti region Wednesday night.

According to information the fire which started around 8:30 pm sprang from a portion of the marked popularly known as Bode..

The yam sellers portion of the market was the most affected.

Officials of the fire service are still battling the flame while the affected market women have started counting their losses amidst wailing at the scene.