massive cleanup under way in ghana after fire destroys one of worlds biggest secondhand markets

Massive Cleanup Under Way In Ghana After Fire Destroys One Of Worlds Biggest Secondhand Markets

Thousands of traders face ruin after blaze razes two-thirds of Accras Kantamanto, which receives an estimated 15m used clothes from global north each week A huge cleanup operation is taking place after a fire devastated one of the worlds biggest secondhand clothes markets. Thousands of traders stalls were destroyed in the blaze that started at about 10pm on 1 January and consumed large sections of Kantamanto market in Accra, Ghanas capital.