Prisoners at Kumasi Central Prisons riot

Prisoners at the Kumasi Central Prison have engaged prison wardens and other security personnel in a fierce confrontation, demanding that they be allowed out to escape a fire outbreak.

Prison officials could not put their finger on what may have started the fire bust said it followed heavy rains attended by thunder and lightning.

The fire was eventually put out by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service, however the prisoners refused to return to their holding areas and instead started picketing, confronting wardens to be allowed out. Police reinforcements along with a number of soldiers had to be called in, with the police firing warning shots and volleys of teargas.