Massive cleanup under way in Ghana after fire destroys one of world's biggest secondhand markets
Briefly

"As much as two-thirds of the market has been destroyed and there are estimates that 8,000 people have been affected... This is devastating." - Alex King Nartey, GNFS spokesperson.
"I started panicking... I found burnt stalls. There were still parts burning. I couldn't salvage a thing. Everything has gone. Now my daily bread has been cut." - Alhassan Fatawu, stall owner.
"The economic loss is enormous. We've not recorded severe casualties, but the fire has left many struggling for their livelihoods." - Alex King Nartey, GNFS spokesperson.
"Kantamanto was a sprawling complex of thousands of stalls... About 30,000 people depend on the market for their livelihood." - Article description.
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