A 73-year-old man, Yaw Donkor, has been burnt to death after fire gutted three single rooms in a compound house at Akyem Asuboa in the Asene Manso Akroso District of the Eastern Region.
The fire which occurred Wednesday dawn behind the chief’s palace razed down three single rooms and a wooden kitchen structure and had all its content completely burnt.
Unfortunately, the charred body of the 73-year-old was realized immediately after firefighters managed to extinguish the fire.
The Eastern Regional Fire Service Commander ACFO Jennifer Naa Yaaley Quaye who confirmed the indicated that some other occupants were rescued.
She revealed that her outfit has begun investigations to ascertain the cause of the fire.
