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9-month baby, 2-yr-old child burnt to death in Offinso

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  • Togbe K. Agbenyo 9 years ago

    This is very sad and unfortunate situation. The govt and the public have to wake up, about the safety of all , precious human life lost for nothing.

  • K. Boateng 9 years ago

    "We only heard the children sadly crying on top of their voices..."

    What a painful and agonizing death for these little innocent children. Shedding tears and praying for your souls to RIP.

  • Observer 9 years ago

    This is so tragic. I don't know if I can be able to live if those kids were mine.

  • kwabena 9 years ago

    Ghanaians are dying needlessly
    NDC IS POCKETING ALL SORTS OF MONEY FOR NEXT ELECTION

  • Bantama Apreku 9 years ago

    Coudn't this have come out with the children before attemting to call for help?

    I am afraid, a serious percentage of Ghanaian inhabitants need to go back to be children to be taught again.

    Nobody should try to attack me ...
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  • Aggrieved citizen 9 years ago

    You right bro. This is exactly what I was thinking. All that women can do is shout and cry for help when in tragedy. She should have been proactive and tried to bring them out herself.

  • Our Beloved Ghana 9 years ago

    Apreku,
    I don't know what condition you live in and maybe you are not Ghana to lay blame on the mother, or maybe you didn't comprehend the article in detail.
    We have something in our modern day Ghana called "Dumsor, Dumsor ...
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  • Don Blunt 9 years ago

    What has this got to do with "Dumsor"? Do you want to tell us you don't know where in your room your bed is?
    How did the woman know where the door is, but not where her Baby is lying?
    This is a tragedy, please don't make it ...
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  • Mike Olongo, USA 9 years ago

    If the mother woke up 'in the middle of her sleep to find fire blazing all around' the first thing one would expect her to think about is the safety of her children. To go out of the room alone without at least one of her chi ...
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  • baff 9 years ago

    9month old and twoyears burnt to death.

  • ray 9 years ago

    Why didn't you leave with one of you children but allowed them to die in this fire
    our fire department are useless they have to run for another refill God have Mercy

  • kwabena Erzoah 9 years ago

    MP Ken Agyapong abandoned his constituents hence. Their welfare should have been his responsibility but rather engaged in unnecessary issues elsewhere.

  • TIJANI 9 years ago

    two children have died and you're asking for the MP, what has the MP got to with this. you should be thinking about what could have been done to save the children. for example, the Fire Service should make sure they've enoug ...
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  • AKWADAA SWISS 9 years ago

    OH..!JESUS OF NAZARETH,THE FIRE SERV & THIER SHORTAGE OF WATER,& THIER FAILURE TO CALL FOR RE ENFORCEMENT TOO..POOR GHANAIANS,WE HAVE MUCH MONEY FOR SANITARY PADS.

  • Agyengo 9 years ago

    My God, how come that the fire service ran out of water? The cars must always be filt. I really know for sure that it is the poor service of GFSC.who didn't help to rescue the two children. To me, they need to be charge

  • MAHAM'S GOVERNMENT 9 years ago

    THE KID'S MOTHER AND THE FIRE SERVICE COMPANY SHOULD BE QUESTION PERIOD !!

  • bebe 9 years ago

    you could have carry the babys before you go in for the fire service.oh so sad may their souls rest in peace.oh my heart fell for the mothers please take heart.

  • saint 9 years ago

    These fire service department, what at all do they do in this country? God save us

  • tuga tuga 9 years ago

    It soo sad Oh God safe ghana

  • Nokwarehene 9 years ago

    This is close to home; what town in Offinso did this tragedy happen?

  • Daniel ATTA-KUSI. Nkz south B/A, Sier 9 years ago

    I 100% agree with you. the woman could have taken the children out when she was going to call for help. by the way where was the father? or the mother might be a single mother and she is fed up with the children?. anyway the ...
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  • nipa 9 years ago

    why the blame on fire service, gov't and the MP? the mother should be blamed firstly and seriously. why did she run out leaving the children? is unheard of, of womanhood. pls my heart felt condolences especially to the husban ...
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  • afful 9 years ago

    may their souls rest in perfect peace

  • b.design 9 years ago

    y should de mother leave her children be4 calling 4 help? God have mercy

  • DAVIDSON 9 years ago

    dis are some of de problem facing de nation, why should u leave ur children in fire outbreak? secondly why should de service short a water in their tank? father have patients, jah go make
    GOD HAVE MERCY UPON WEST AFRICA

  • alima 9 years ago

    the fire service should always be alert at anytime...if their tank was fill initially,it wudnt ve help save the situation ...is really a sad event

  • alima 9 years ago

    oooh innocent children ...

  • gloria usa 9 years ago

    Oooh ghana fire service run out of water that a shame

  • munat nuhhu 9 years ago

    where from all these fire burning,fire burning issue.God have mercy

  • Wunnam 9 years ago

    My sympathy

  • Dope 9 years ago

    Always pointing fingers on others as if u all perfect. Brothers, this incident can happen to any of us so let's show some compassion to de woman and family instead of criticizing her...

  • Nana 9 years ago

    Is very sad and unfortunately in Ghana. Peace to all of you .

  • BE-DAT 9 years ago

    oh! what a shock. Mr Tuffour be patient becos no condition is perminent.may the good lord be with you.

  • Marcus AW I NEPAla 9 years ago

    why in the presence of God?

  • DE DISCOVERER 9 years ago

    Fire service came but they went back to fill their tank.
    And at the second coming the water was insufficient but the third time they came they were totally burnt to ashes.

    WHO IS TO BE BLAME?
    NKwaSEaFO). Do they called t ...
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