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25/07/2016
Vernon Mount House Fire Being Treated As Suspicious
Garda investigating a fire at Vernon Mount House in Cork are treating the blaze as suspicious.
Emergency services responded to reports of a fire at the historic building at about 10.00pm on Sunday night. Eight fire brigade units spent almost 10 hours tackling the blaze at the house.
It is understood that garda technical experts will begin an examination of the scene once safety experts have cleared the site.
Garda have said that the report of the technical examination will determine the course of their investigation, but that they do believe the cause of the fire is suspicious.
(MH/LM)
Emergency services responded to reports of a fire at the historic building at about 10.00pm on Sunday night. Eight fire brigade units spent almost 10 hours tackling the blaze at the house.
It is understood that garda technical experts will begin an examination of the scene once safety experts have cleared the site.
Garda have said that the report of the technical examination will determine the course of their investigation, but that they do believe the cause of the fire is suspicious.
(MH/LM)
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