Teenager’s death linked to chip pan smoke

A teenager has died as a result of suspected smoke inhalation caused by a chip pan.

The 17-year-old, named locally as Evan Kidney, was found in a critical condition on the floor of the family home in Elmvale in the Cork suburb of Wilton by a relative just after 3.10pm yesterday.

Both a HSE ambulance carrying paramedics and a unit of the Cork City Fire Brigade cardiac response team arrived at the house simultaneously, where they found a family member — believed to be Evan’s brother — performing CPR.