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10/09/2014
Man Critical After House Fire
An investigation has been launched into a house fire in Co Westmeath that has left a man in critical condition in hospital.
It is understood that emergency services were called to a fire at a house in Battery Heights in Athlone at about 20:30 on Tuesday.
The man, aged in his 40s, is said to be in a critical but stable condition in Portiuncula Hospital.
Gardaí have appealed for any witnesses or anyone who knows anything to contact them.
(MH)
It is understood that emergency services were called to a fire at a house in Battery Heights in Athlone at about 20:30 on Tuesday.
The man, aged in his 40s, is said to be in a critical but stable condition in Portiuncula Hospital.
Gardaí have appealed for any witnesses or anyone who knows anything to contact them.
(MH)
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