Two People Have Died Following A Roscommon House Fire
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Two people have died following a house fire in Roscommon.
The blaze broke out in the early hours of this morning at a home in Gurth, Ballinasloe.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the fire at about 2 am.
When they made their way into the home the bodies of a man and woman were found inside.
They were in their mid-40s.
Gardai say they are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
The bodies of the man and woman have been removed to Galway University Hospital.
May 13, 2021 4:53 pm
Gardaí in Clonark are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding the death of two people following a fatal house fire in Co. Roscommon.
At approximately 2:00a.m this morning (Thursday, May 13), Gardaí were alerted to a house fire at Gurth, Ballinasloe, Co. Roscommon.
The fire was brought under control by three units of the fire brigade.
Two bodies, those of a man and a woman aged in their mid-40s, were discovered inside the house. They were pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
Witnesses should contact Roscommon Garda Station
Investigating Gardaí have preserved the scene as they work towards establishing the cause of the fire.
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A man in his 50s, and a woman in her 40s, both died following the blaze at a house in Gurth
The results of post mortems and a technical examination will decide the nature of a Garda investigation into a fatal house fire in south Roscommon.
A man in his 50s, and a woman in her 40s, both died following the blaze at a house in Gurth, Moore, overnight.
A technical examination of the scene of the fire which claimed the lives of a couple continues this evening in south Roscommon.
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