{"id":99456,"date":"2025-10-20T16:59:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=99456"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:59:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:59:58","slug":"couple-perish-in-late-night-fire-at-new-dormaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=99456","title":{"rendered":"Couple perish in late-night fire at New Dormaa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Residents of New-Dormaa Mango Grove in the Sunyani Municipality were thrown into mourning on Sunday night after a tragic fire outbreak claimed the lives of a husband and wife in their five-bedroom residence.<\/p>\n

The deceased have been identified as Nana Siribour Ampoo II, a 65-year-old sub-chief from Wenchi, and his 48-year-old wife, Grace Yaa Ampoo. <\/p>\n

The devastating incident occurred around 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 19, during a heavy downpour that swept through parts of Sunyani.<\/p>\n

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According to eyewitnesses, the fire spread rapidly through the building, leaving the couple trapped inside despite desperate attempts to escape. Other occupants of the house, however, managed to flee unhurt.<\/p>\n

When the Adom News got the news on Monday, when the people are saying once vibrant home had been reduced to smouldering debris.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the media, Assistant Divisional Officer Grade One (ADO1) Kwame Adomako of the Ghana National Fire Service confirmed that his team received a distress call late Sunday night.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBy the time firefighters arrived, the blaze had reached dangerous levels,\u201d he said. \u201cPreliminary investigations suggest the victims attempted to escape but were unfortunately trapped.\u201d<\/p>\n

He described the incident as \u201cdeeply unfortunate\u201d and expressed concern about the increasing frequency of night-time fires in the Bono Region. ADO1 Adomako also urged the public to promptly contact the Service via the emergency line (03520-27129) in the event of a fire outbreak.<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire is yet to be established, though investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n

The Police and fire officials are investigating in the matter to know the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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