A devastating fire has reduced the fashion shop of 31-year-old designer and trainer, Eric Gyamfi, to ashes at Abuakwa Maakro in the Ashanti Region.
The blaze, suspected to have been caused by power fluctuations, destroyed property worth over GHS 150,000, including 12 sewing machines, a television, customers’ clothing materials, and other valuable fashion items.
Recounting the incident, Gyamfi said there was a power outage on Tuesday evening before he closed the shop. Around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, when power was restored, he received a distress call that his shop was on fire.
By the time he arrived, everything had been consumed by the flames, leaving him with nothing to salvage.
The loss has left Gyamfi heartbroken, with his entire business gone and some customers still demanding their clothing materials despite the tragedy.