Nurse died after hair and pyjamas caught fire

A NURSE died after her hair and pyjamas caught fire when she lit a cigarette on an electric cooker, an inquest heard yesterday.

The freak accident happened after the 25-year-old woman, some relatives and friends had been celebrating St Stephen’s night in the north Cork village of Newmarket.

Maeve O’Shea had finished night duty that morning at Cork University Hospital and went to Newmarket to celebrate the festive season with her family and friends at her uncle’s house in New Street.