The east Mayo city of Swinford has been rocked and saddened by the deaths of a neighborhood couple in an in a single day fireplace.
The blaze at Deerpark on the outskirts of the city occurred round 2am.
The couple who’ve died are described as well-known and their deaths and the style of their passing has numbed the neighborhood.
One native, preventing again emotion, described what occurred as “a determined tragedy”.
It’s understood the home was properly ablaze by the point fireplace providers arrived.
One neighbour described the blaze as “a complete conflagration”.
Gardaí have sealed off the fireplace broken property pending a forensic examination.
Hearth groups are nonetheless on the scene dampening down the stays of the residence.
It is a breaking story and will likely be up to date.