A/R: Fire outbreak destroys four vehicles at GOIL fuel station at Kronum

A fire outbreak in the early hours of Friday dawn destroyed four vehicles at the Kronum GOIL Filling Station in Kumasi.

The fire incident is reported to have started in the early hours of Friday, February 20, 2026, around 2:00 am.

While a definitive cause of the fire is under investigation, preliminary reports suggest the fire may have been triggered by a mechanical fault in one of the vehicles being serviced the night before the fire and parked at the station.

According to reports, one of the drivers was sleeping inside one of the packed vehicles when he smelt the smoke coming from one of the cars and discovered the vehicle was on fire.

The fire extended from the Prejio to one Kia and two tricycles (Okada) that were packed closed to the area where the fire began

With the help of nearby residents, they were able to put out the fire before firefighters arrived at the scene

Firefighters from the Manhyia Division later arrived to contain the blaze and prevent it from reaching the fuel pumps.

Assembly Member for the Kyereasa Electoral Area, who is fondly known as ‘Yes Madam ‘, explained that the security officer who was duty said he and one other guy tried to quench the fire with a fire extinguisher but they lacked knowledge on how to use it

According to him, the GOIL Filling Station is a regular packing place for most of the trotro owners that ply the area for the sake of security.

Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/Bismark Appiah