Cork family lucky to be alive after losing everything in fire

A community has rallied to help a family in north Cork whose home has been gutted by fire just two weeks before Christmas.

Cork family lucky to be alive after losing everything in fire
Sun, 13 Dec, 2015 - 00:00
Eoin English

The Cashman family, who live in Dun an Óir estate in Kanturk, lost everything when fire broke out in an upstairs room of their house in the early hours of Wednesday.

Dad Kevin, who was woken by a smoke alarm, managed to get wife Suzann and four of their five children — 18-month-old Saoirse; Ryan, 3; Mckenzie, 8; and Jennifer, 13 — to safety.

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