Tragic Cork fire prompts call for people to check their homes are insured

A house fire which claimed the life of a man in Cork has left his only son with mounting bills as the house was not insured

Even if you are told by an insurance company that your house cannot be insured, check with a broker because some companies quite possibly will insure you – even in areas blacklisted for issues like subsidence or for being built on a flood plain. File picture

Homeowners have been warned to always check with a broker that their property can be insured - even if they are initially refused insurance - following a tragic house fire which claimed the life of a man in Cork and left his only son with nothing.

Sean Lynch, 86, died on December 23 after a fire broke out at his house in Carrigaline. His son David has been left with no immediate family, no belongings bar a few precious photos he saved from the debris and mounting bills as the house was not insured.