Appliance ‘caused fatal Kerry fire’

A FIRE which resulted in the death of a 61-year-old man at his home in Killarney is believed to have begun with an electrical appliance.

Sean O’Keeffe was found in the kitchen/living room area of the single-storey house at Pinewood Estate, in the Park Road area of the town, shortly after 7.30pm on Monday.

A neighbour spotted the windows of Mr O’Keeffe’s house were blackened and raised the alarm.