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03/08/2009
Elderly Man Killed In House Fire
An 88-year-old man has died during a house fire in Co Kerry.
Gardaí at Killarney are investigating the blaze that occurred overnight at Coolownig Lauragh.
The alarm was raised at around 3am by two other people who were in the house at the time.
However, the elderly man was fatally injured and his body was been taken to Kerry General Hospital where a post mortem will be carried out later today.
A gardaí spokesman said that the dead man is originally from the Netherlands but has been living in the area for some time.
The scene of the fire is being preserved and the Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit are in attendance.
The news comes only a day after a woman was taken to hospital for treatment of severe burns after a fire at a house in Dublin city.
The fire broke out at a flat in a house in Chelmsford Road, Ranelagh, at about 4pm. It caused substantial damage to the upstairs of the building in which the blaze started.
Damage was also caused to the house next door.
The fire was thought to have been caused by an explosion from a suspected gas leak that took place in the kitchen of the home, which is part of a terrace of two-storey units just off the Ranelagh Road.
The woman was taken to St Vincent's University Hospital where her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
A second person in the house was also admitted to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and received treatment.
The incident caused residents in neighbouring houses to be evacuated and it also forced the closure of Chelmsford Road for a number of hours while the incident was dealt with by fire crews. The road reopened again shortly after 7pm.
(DW/BMcc)
Gardaí at Killarney are investigating the blaze that occurred overnight at Coolownig Lauragh.
The alarm was raised at around 3am by two other people who were in the house at the time.
However, the elderly man was fatally injured and his body was been taken to Kerry General Hospital where a post mortem will be carried out later today.
A gardaí spokesman said that the dead man is originally from the Netherlands but has been living in the area for some time.
The scene of the fire is being preserved and the Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit are in attendance.
The news comes only a day after a woman was taken to hospital for treatment of severe burns after a fire at a house in Dublin city.
The fire broke out at a flat in a house in Chelmsford Road, Ranelagh, at about 4pm. It caused substantial damage to the upstairs of the building in which the blaze started.
Damage was also caused to the house next door.
The fire was thought to have been caused by an explosion from a suspected gas leak that took place in the kitchen of the home, which is part of a terrace of two-storey units just off the Ranelagh Road.
The woman was taken to St Vincent's University Hospital where her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
A second person in the house was also admitted to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and received treatment.
The incident caused residents in neighbouring houses to be evacuated and it also forced the closure of Chelmsford Road for a number of hours while the incident was dealt with by fire crews. The road reopened again shortly after 7pm.
(DW/BMcc)
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