Man dies in Louth house fire

One man died and another was injured in a house fire in Termonfeckin in the early hours of Monday morning. Louth County

Council said that on Monday, March 6th, Louth Fire County Council Fire and Rescue received multiple calls at approximately 2am to a large fire in the vicinity of Seapoint, Termonfeckin, County Louth.

Fire appliances from a number of stations across County Louth were mobilised including two from Drogheda Fire Station, along with two from Ardee, one from Dunleer, an Aerial Appliance and a fire appliance from Dundalk Fire Station, along with a Senior Fire Officer.

Louth County Council said that on arrival, crews were faced with a well developed fire in a large domestic dwelling where persons were believed to be trapped inside.

Due to the intensity of the fire, it added, four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus accessed the property using ladders through a first floor window.

After a search of the property was conducted, one person was discovered in an upstairs room and was rescued by Louth County Council Fire and Rescue.

Fire-fighters commenced CPR on the man rescued. He was then removed to hospital by the ambulance service. Sadly, he passed away on arrival at hospital.

Another man was treated at the scene by firefighters and was subsequently taken to hospital by the ambulance service.

Crews battled the blaze and it was brought under control after four hours with crews remaining on scene until 8am.

Commenting on the death of the man who died, Louth County Council said that “our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time”.