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13/08/2008
Couple Killed In Caravan Blaze
Two people have died following a fire in a mobile home in County Galway.
It is not yet known if the fire, which broke out about at 2.00am on Wednesday, was started deliberately.
A gardai spokesperson said the bodies of a man and a woman, believed to be a married couple, were found at Poolboy in Ballinasloe.
Fire and rescue services arrived after being alerted by another family living nearby but were unable to save the couple.
The area was cordoned off while forensic tests were carried out
Post mortem examinations will be carried out on the bodies on Wednesday.
(DW)
It is not yet known if the fire, which broke out about at 2.00am on Wednesday, was started deliberately.
A gardai spokesperson said the bodies of a man and a woman, believed to be a married couple, were found at Poolboy in Ballinasloe.
Fire and rescue services arrived after being alerted by another family living nearby but were unable to save the couple.
The area was cordoned off while forensic tests were carried out
Post mortem examinations will be carried out on the bodies on Wednesday.
(DW)
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