Afrochella Confirms The Death Of Vendor Involved In a Fire Accident During Its 2022 Edition In Accra

According to organizers, a fire tragedy that happened during the Accra, Ghana, edition of the Afrochella Festival in 2022 claimed the lives of at least one person.

In a statement released by AfroFuture on January 13, 2023, it was noted that the dead, a representative of one of the event’s vendors, passed away on January 9, 2023, as a result of wounds sustained at the Vendors’ Village.

Investigations into how the disaster occurred despite safety precautions put in place by the event organizers around that time, according to AfroFuture, are currently under way.

The arts festival’s 2022 iteration was held in Accra, Ghana, from December 28 to December 29, 2022, at El Wak Stadium.