A mother has died in a gas explosion at Abogri, a suburb of New Jauben South Municipality of the Eastern region.


The deceased Ellen Adubea Antwi Christabel died while on admission at Eastern Regional Hospital.


Her 29-year-old husband Zakaria Osmanu and their seven (7) month old baby also sustained second-degree burns. Both were admitted at the same Hospital and are recuperating.


The cause of the incident is not yet known but according to some co-tenants in the house, they heard an explosion followed by a distress scream for help by the victims who were in the room.