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21/02/2006
Man dies in County Down fire
A 64-year-old man has died following a fire in a garden shed in County Down.
Firefighters were alerted to the blaze just before 3am yesterday morning and managed to remove the man from the burning shed, which was situated at the back of a house at Reilly Park in Banbridge.
It is understood that he had received burns to his legs and hands.
Taken to hospital in a serious condition, the man later died of his injuries.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, however it is not believed to be suspicious.
(EF/SP)
Firefighters were alerted to the blaze just before 3am yesterday morning and managed to remove the man from the burning shed, which was situated at the back of a house at Reilly Park in Banbridge.
It is understood that he had received burns to his legs and hands.
Taken to hospital in a serious condition, the man later died of his injuries.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, however it is not believed to be suspicious.
(EF/SP)
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