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Elderly man dies following house fire involving two oil tanks

An elderly man (91) had died in a fire involving two oil tanks just outside Belfast. The blaze br...
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11.34 2 Sep 2014


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Elderly man dies following house fire involving two oil tanks

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11.34 2 Sep 2014


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An elderly man (91) had died in a fire involving two oil tanks just outside Belfast.

The blaze broke out at a domestic garage and oil tank at Thorndale in Carryduff just before 1 o'clock this morning. A second oil tank went up in flames, spreading to a nearby bungalow.

Emergency services responded to the call and a 91 year old man was found injured at the scene. He was pronounced dead.

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It took a number of hours to extinguish the fire with over 40 firefighters called to the scene. The blaze is now being investigated.


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