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17/06/2013
Fire That Killed 68-Year-Old 'Not Suspicious'
A 68-year-old man has died in a house fire in Co Louth.
The man, who lived alone, was found in the sitting room of the house on Hand Street, Drogheda, Co Louth.
It is understood that the fire is thought to have started in the kitchen of the house.
Garda are not looking for any one else in connection with the blaze and have said the fire was suspicious.
(MH/CD)
The man, who lived alone, was found in the sitting room of the house on Hand Street, Drogheda, Co Louth.
It is understood that the fire is thought to have started in the kitchen of the house.
Garda are not looking for any one else in connection with the blaze and have said the fire was suspicious.
(MH/CD)
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