Georgetown: Three Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Camp Stephenson Base, Timehri soldier died Thursday morning and another was injured after an explosion which occurred around 9 am at its Arms Store complex at Timehri.
Preliminary investigations have so far revealed that the soldiers were involved in the preparation of pyrotechnics for demolition when the incident occurred. One of the soldiers who died in the army base explosion this morning has been identified as Shaquille Dehearte.
The others are Lance Corporals Peneux and Nicholson.
The explosion follows another at the GDF Coast Guard base on February 22 this year in which 21331 Corporal Seon Rose, 31, sustained fatal injuries and several others were injured. They were at the time preparing fireworks for the celebration of the anniversary of the Republic later that day.
The Guyana Defence Force says an investigation has been launched.
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