The Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, has within the last one week, recorded about five (5) destructive fire cases.

Areas affected included the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Suame Magazine, Aboabo and Dagomba Line.

Properties worth several millions of Ghana Cedis have been destroyed. The various District NADMO teams have so far visited the affected areas to assess the extent of damage.