Woman dies in fire on day of coroner’s smoke alarm warning

A 74-YEAR-OLD woman died yesterday after clothes beside a home heater caught fire.

Woman dies in fire on day of coroner’s smoke alarm warning

The tragedy came just hours after a coroner had highlighted the importance of checking home smoke alarms regularly.

The body of the woman, who lived alone at Old Blarney Road, Cork, was discovered at about 1pm by a relative.

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