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18/09/2009
Blaze Fatality Probed
An aged man has been injured and a 90-year-old woman has died in a house fire in Skibbereen, Co Cork.
The injured man - who is 88 - is actually the deceased's brother.
The tragedy came to light after a man walking on Convent Hill in Skibbereen noticed the blaze and alerted the emergency services.
That was at around 4.45am on Friday morning.
On arrival, the fire service forced their way into the woman's home and she was removed from the house.
However, frantic efforts by ambulance personnel to revive her were unsuccessful and she died.
A post mortem examination will be conducted on the woman's body at Cork University Hospital.
The blaze victim's aged brother is being treated at Bantry General Hospital, although his injuries are not thought to be serious.
The gardaí said that an investigation into the cause of the fire is continuing.
(BMcC/GK)
The injured man - who is 88 - is actually the deceased's brother.
The tragedy came to light after a man walking on Convent Hill in Skibbereen noticed the blaze and alerted the emergency services.
That was at around 4.45am on Friday morning.
On arrival, the fire service forced their way into the woman's home and she was removed from the house.
However, frantic efforts by ambulance personnel to revive her were unsuccessful and she died.
A post mortem examination will be conducted on the woman's body at Cork University Hospital.
The blaze victim's aged brother is being treated at Bantry General Hospital, although his injuries are not thought to be serious.
The gardaí said that an investigation into the cause of the fire is continuing.
(BMcC/GK)
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