Ghana petrol station blaze: Body found at site

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Authorities in Ghana's capital Accra have recovered a body from one of the buildings destroyed in a petrol station inferno more than two months ago, in which at least 154 people died.

The body was found in the rubble of a shop, gutted in the 3 June blaze, after locals complained of a foul smell.

A BBC correspondent in Accra says it raises questions about whether there could be more bodies at the site.

Ghana observed three days of official mourning for victims of the fire.

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An official investigation, which released its report last week, found that the fire had started after a discarded cigarette came into contact with a large amount of fuel, which had leaked out of the station and mixed with pools of flood water.