27/11/2007
Fatal Cork House Fire 'Accidental'
An 87-year-old man has been killed in a fire at a house in Watergrasshill in Co Cork.
The fire broke out around 8pm on Monday night and fire crews were called by a relative of the dead man, who had called to the house.
The dead man, who has not yet been named, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to Cork University Hospital, where a postmortem is due to take place today.
The cause of the fire is not yet known, but gardaí are understood to be treating the fire as accidental.
(KMcA)
The fire broke out around 8pm on Monday night and fire crews were called by a relative of the dead man, who had called to the house.
The dead man, who has not yet been named, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to Cork University Hospital, where a postmortem is due to take place today.
The cause of the fire is not yet known, but gardaí are understood to be treating the fire as accidental.
(KMcA)
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