Dad anxious about lockdown dies from injuries sustained in fire he 'started deliberately' in his flat Adrian Flood, 43, had been in a low mood and anxious about the Covid-19 lockdown, an inquest was told Updated Adrian Flood died following a house fire in Pontypridd on April 8, 2020 (Image: Gemma Ware) A man died as a result of injuries sustained in a fire he "started deliberately", an inquest heard. Adrian Flood, 43, was taken to hospital after suffering burns covering 20 per cent of his body during a fire that started in the bedroom of his flat in Glanfelin, Hawthorn in Pontypridd on April 8, 2020.