Man, 82, killed in house fire

ONE person was killed and 11 needed hospital treatment following three separate blazes in Dublin and Cork over the weekend.

Man, 82, killed in house fire

An 82-year-old man died when a fire broke out at his home in the Fermoy area late on Saturday. His body was discovered by a relative who lives in the house in Boherash, Glanworth, Co Cork.

The cause of the fire has not been established, but it is not thought to have been malicious. Gardaí in Mitchelstown sealed off the scene. Only one room in the house was damaged in the blaze.

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