Man jumps out of upstairs window to escape fire

A MAN cheated death yesterday when he jumped from the upstairs window of a house which was engulfed in flames.

Man jumps out of upstairs window to escape fire

And in a second fire incident in Co Limerick, seamen fled a banana boat in the port of Foynes after a blaze broke out in a cargo hold.

A non-national received only minor injuries when he jumped to safety into a front garden of a house in Castleconnell. The terrace house at Main Street was completely gutted. An adjacent pub and another private house were also damaged.

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