Passers-by and fire service thanked for saving man from burning building

Neighbours smashed front door with a hammer to try to get to man inside

The house at Island Rd, Limerick, where a man was rescued from a fire. Picture: Press 22

The owner of a house destroyed in a fire has thanked passers-by and firefighters for their heroic efforts to rescue his housemate after a blaze engulfed the property.

Mathew Hickey, aged 32, was left “speechless” after arriving at his badly damaged house, at Island Rd, Limerick City, shortly after midday.