Some inmates of Kumasi Central Prisons on Wednesday evening attempted to escape after a fire outbreak at a section of the detention center.
The fire incident occurred at about 7:45pm but the cause is not yet known.
The prisoners took the opportunity of the fire outbreak to escape by breaking down walls but were stopped amidst gunfire by some police personnel who had surrounded the prison wall.
According to PEACE FM correspondent Sampson K. Nyamekye, due to the chaos in the prisons, the prisoners went inside the prison's kitchen and other offices to take some harmful objects to try and escape.
However, they clashed with some of the security personnel and by the help of tear gas and other measures, were able to control the prisoners.
One inmate has been confirmed dead.
Meanwhile, some prison officers who were injured have been admitted at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching hospital.
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