African-American found dead after fire outbreak

The charred body of a 49-year-old African-American, Francis Cooper, has been deposited at the Police Hospital in Accra following fire that gutted his house at Kwakyekrom near Nsawam in the Eastern Region.

Police Superintendent Otchere Boapea, Nsawam District Police Commander told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Nsawam on Monday, that the charred body of Cooper, a computer engineer and farmer was found when the police had information that a house at Kwakyekrom was on fire.

He said some policemen and personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) rushed to the scene and when the fire was put off the body was found.

Supt. Boapea said the body has been deposited at the Hospital for autopsy while investigations into the cause of the fire continued.

Source: GhanaWeb

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