A 66-year-old ex-Serviceman identified as Theodore Obimpeh has been burnt to ashes at Comet, a community near Aburi in the Akuapem South Municipality of the Eastern Region after a domestic gas cylinder explosion.

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The gas cylinder which was reportedly leaking caught fire and exploded burning the ex-soldier and other properties in the house.

The charred body has been deposited at the Police Hospital.

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The District Chief Executive for Akuapem South, Frank Aidoo, confirmed the incident to starr News noting investigators have been dispatched to the scene to investigate the exact cause of the fatal incident.