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On Wednesday in the late afternoon, a fire destroyed five stores and three bedrooms just across from the Tamale taxi rank.
Although there were no casualties, expensive property was lost.
Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) had to intervene in order to put out the fire.
The Northern Region's Assistant Divisional Officer (Grade l) Mr Baba Hudu, who briefed journalists on what the GNFS had seen about the incident, said investigations had started to determine the source of the fire.
He said: "Our men were dispatched to the Scene and in about six to seven minutes, they were here. The whole place was engulfed in fire. Quickly, they called for reinforcement to augment the supply of water and men" to tactfully attack the fire".
Some of the stores, according to him, had electrical goods and materials for tailoring.
A music studio, a store selling various drinks, a residence, and other buildings were all destroyed by the fire.
"So, when we threw water, the fire was rather aggressive. So, we improvised again by using foam concentrate to suppress the fire" the Fire Officer said.