The Kumasi City Market Limited, managers of the New Kejetia Market, have temporarily closed down the New Kejetia Market following Wednesday afternoon’s fire outbreak that gutted parts of the market.
Speaking on GhanAkoma evening political show on Akoma FM in Kumasi, the Managing Director of the facility, Kofi Duffour, said that was the only option to save the situation now.
He said the market will be opened on Thursday at about 1:00pm only after personnel from the Service, electrical engineers and cleaners have cleaned and test-run the facility.
Electrical and fire installations such as automatic sprinklers, water hoses and water hydrants installed at the New Kejetia Market were said to have contributed to swift Fire Service response to bring the situation under control.
The conduct of the fire personnel earned applause from the Managing Director of the facility.
“In fact, in Kumasi, we are so fortunate that we have expert fire service personnel. The regional commander and metro fire commander. Look at the expertise that they just exhibited now,” said Mr Duffour.
“Everybody here was applauding them,” he added.