Stardust inquests hear of two people found dead 'holding hands'

One firefighter described finding the bodies of two people 'trying to comfort each other before they met their demise'.

Further harrowing testimony was heard by the jury from firefighters who rushed to the disco hall on the night of the fire which resulted in the deaths of 48 young people. File photo: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

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Two people were found dead “holding hands”, while the remains of another were found “just two or three steps” from an exit door, the fresh Stardust inquests heard on Tuesday.