Tributes paid to victim of Ardee funeral home fire

Tributes have been paid to the 30-year-old man who died in a fire at a funeral home on Monday night.

Ramunas Sinica, from Lithuania, was one of 24 people employed by Finlay’s funeral services — the Ardee, Co Louth-based company is one of the largest manufacturers of coffins in Ireland. It also provides other funeral services and the Finlay family is very well-known in Louth.

It is believed the fire began possibly as a result of an electrical spark in the workshop where Mr Sinica had been working. Flammable materials including sprays and aerosols are believed to have contributed to the intensity.