Man dies in fire at oil depot

STATE pathologist Marie Cassidy carried out a postmortem yesterday on the body of a 24-year-old man who died following a fire at an oil depot at Castleroche, 10km west of Dundalk, Co Louth.

It’s understood the fire broke out around 7am and a large number of fire crew worked to bring it under control.

Firemen from Dundalk, Drogheda and Ardee fought the blaze and were assisted by the fire and rescue service from the North.