Woman dies in Limerick house fire

A WOMAN has died in a house fire in Limerick during the early hours of this Monday morning.

At approx 03:20am this morning Monday morning, Limerick City Fire Service responded to reports of a house fire in Riverbank, Annacotty.

On arrival of the Fire Service, one person was unaccounted for at the scene.

Firefighters commenced a search of the premises, deploying two teams wearing Breathing Apparatus.

Firefighters found a female inside the house.

The woman was unresponsive when she was found in an upstairs bedroom.

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The young woman, believed to be aged in her 20s was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her remains were brought to University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem examination is to be carried out.

While not believed to be suspicious, Gardai are investigating the cause of the fire.

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