The Donkorkrom Fire Station of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) responded promptly to a fire outbreak at a sawmill in Mradan, Kwahu Afram Plains South District, on Sunday, January 25, 2026.
According to the GNFS, the distress call was received at 3:33 p.m., and the crew, led by STNO II Kodua, arrived within minutes. The fire was brought under control by 4:56 p.m. and fully extinguished at 5:05 p.m., with no casualties reported.
Four timber logs were partially burnt, while twenty logs were successfully salvaged.
Preliminary investigations indicate the fire may have originated from a wildfire in Krakye, which spread to the sawmill before authorities were alerted.
