Traders cry over lost goods

Accra, Nov. 9, GNA - Traders were thrown into uncontrollable tears when they woke up to witness the destruction of their goods at the Makola Annex 11 Market through a fire outbreak on Friday.

At the time GNA got to the scene around 0900, most of them, especially women were combing through the debris to salvage any of their wares, most of which were burnt to ashes. Their facial expression did not only show signs of wailing, but how to start life all over again. The men and women who believed that CAN 2008 could have been a rear opportunity to boost sales wept uncontrollably as they narrated their stories to the GNA.

One of the traders who spoke to the GNA condemned the security apparatus in the market, which she believed was a contributory factor to the disaster.

Meanwhile, people who seemed to have no sympathy for the fire victims made brisk business as a result of the disaster by collecting scraps from the waste.

The fire outbreak was the second market disaster in one week after the one at the Kasoa market which also destroyed item worth millions cedis on Tuesday, November 6.