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10th Dec 2019

An elderly woman has died in a house fire in Wexford

Rudi Kinsella

Castlerea

Very sad news.

An elderly woman has died following a house fire in Wexford.

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the fatal house fire that occurred at a house in Ballyeden, Davidstown near Enniscorthy on Tuesday 10 December.

The incident occurred shortly before 7am on Tuesday morning.

A woman in her 80s was fatally injured in the fire and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A male in his 40s was taken to Wexford General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The scene has been preserved for a technical examination.

The cause of the fire is not thought to be suspicious at this time.

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