The Kantamanto Fire: A Devastating Blow to Ghana’s Informal …
Jan 13, 2025 · The Kantamanto market is one of the world’s biggest for used clothes, receiving 15 million used clothes -known locally as obroni wawu or ‘dead white man’s clothes’- from the global north each week. According to the Guardian, the market, before the fire, was ‘a sprawling complex of thousands of stalls crammed with clothes from brands including H&M, Levi Strauss, Tesco, Primark, New ...
Huge fire at Ghanaian clothing market destroys hundreds of stalls
Jan 3, 2025 · The fire at Kantamanto Market – one of the world’s largest secondhand clothing markets – has since been fully extinguished with no reported injuries or fatalities, Ghana’s National Fire Service...
Ghana's Kantamanto fire: Clothing market devastated by blaze - BBC News
Jan 3, 2025 · With over 100 shops destroyed and the much of the area charred, traders at Ghana's Kantamanto market are urging the government to help restore their livelihoods.
Ghanaians hit hard after fire destroys country's largest used …
Jan 14, 2025 · Devastated traders in the West African nation of Ghana are seeking aid to rebuild the country’s largest second-hand clothing market. The Kantamanto Market in the capital Accra was ravaged by a ...
Kantamanto Market Rocked By Devastating Fire, Over 100 Shops ... - YEN News
Jan 2, 2025 · Hundreds of traders have been rocked by a devastating fire that gutted Kantamanto Market in Accra's Central Business District. Reports indicated that nearly the entire market has been reduced to ashes.
Kantamanto fire: Traders count loss as fire destroy market for Ghana …
Jan 2, 2025 · Fire outbreak happun for Kantamanto market for Accra, Ghana, for di early hours of Thursday, and destroy ova 100 shops.
Fire destroys Kantamanto market - GhanaWeb
Jan 2, 2025 · As of the latest update, thirteen fire tenders are on-site battling the intense fire, with firefighting teams working tirelessly to control the flames and prevent them from spreading. Footage...
Kantamanto market: At one of the world’s largest clothing …
Aug 10, 2023 · Kantamanto Market in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, has long been a destination for used clothes, but the volume being imported today far exceeds the space. Approximately 15 million garments...
Fire engulfs major market in Ghana's capital | Africanews
Jan 2, 2025 · A massive fire broke out on Thursday at the Kantamanto Market, a major commercial hub in Ghana's capital, Accra, causing extensive damage to property. Eyewitnesses reported frantic efforts by ...
Fire destroys Kantamanto Market, displaces hundreds of traders
Jan 2, 2025 · Hundreds of traders have been displaced following a devastating fire that engulfed Kantamanto Market in Accra's Central Business District, reducing nearly the entire market to ashes. The...
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