10/12/2019

Elderly Woman Dies In Wexford House Fire

An elderly woman has died in a house fire in Co Wexford.

The alarm was raised early this morning, Tuesday 10 December, after a blaze broke out at a house in Davidstown, between Enniscorthy and New Ross.

The woman, aged in her 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A man in his 40s was taken to Wexford General Hospital for treatment to injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.


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