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70-year-old man dies in Waterford house fire

The body of the man was found on Friday after neighbours alerted emergency services to smoke rising from the property.

A 70-YEAR-OLD man has died in a house fire in Ballymacarbery, Co Waterford this weekend.

The fire occurred on Friday afternoon and emergency services were called to the scene after neighbours noticed smoke.

The body of the man was discovered and was taken to Clonmel Hospital and then on to Waterford Regional Hospital for the postmortem.

No foul play is suspected and it is understood the fire may have been caused by an electrical heater.

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    Feb 17th 2013, 1:36 PM

    RIP
    2 fire deaths today and the government want to reduce fire cover across the country in their so called “Keeping Communities Safe” document

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    Mute Louise Kane
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    Feb 17th 2013, 3:57 PM

    Was there not another fire in Ballymacarbry recently, killing a man too? RIP

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    Mute Darragh O Meara
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    Feb 17th 2013, 6:39 PM

    Yes there was another fire that claimed a life in the area recently.

    A horrible way to die.

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    Feb 18th 2013, 3:06 AM

    RIP

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    Mute James Lane
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    Feb 18th 2013, 2:39 AM

    Done Worry People The Government Will Keep Us Safe in Their Program For Keeping Community’s Safe. God Almighty What Has Become Of Our Country.

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