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11/03/2022
Man Dies In L'Derry House Fire
An investigation has been launched following the death of an elderly man in a house fire in L'Derry.
Emergency services were called to reports of a fire at a house in the Earhart Park area of the city early this morning.
Five people were rescued from the property. A man, aged in his 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
An investigation is now under way to determine the cause of the fire and anyone with information is asked to come forward to the police.
Emergency services were called to reports of a fire at a house in the Earhart Park area of the city early this morning.
Five people were rescued from the property. A man, aged in his 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
An investigation is now under way to determine the cause of the fire and anyone with information is asked to come forward to the police.
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