Maaha Beach Resort, a popular destination in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, suffered a severe fire outbreak on Wednesday evening, May 28, 2025, destroying several beachfront structures, including accommodation around its main pool area.
The fire is believed to have started around 7 p.m. in the kitchen of Vision Beach, a neighboring resort to Maaha, before spreading to parts of Maaha Beach Resort and burning some of its infrastructure.
An eyewitness who spoke to Citi News on condition of anonymity explained the challenges faced in containing the fire.
According to the witness, the nearest fire tender from the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant could not immediately extinguish the blaze due to the nature of the fire and the chemicals they use for firefighting.
“The fire didn’t start from our end but from Vision Beach. It started from the kitchen through its front desk before it spread to our place [Maaha]. The Ghana Gas fire tender was even passing when the fire started but they said they couldn’t help because of the chemicals they use.
“So we called the personal assistant of the MP to call Axim and other tenders to come and help,” she said.
The delay in firefighting response allowed the flames to engulf more structures until help arrived from fire tenders based in Axim and nearby areas.
Source : Citinewsroom
