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23 Feb 2026

Pensioner dies following tragic house fire in Derry

All three emergency services attended the scene of the blaze at a house on Limavady Road, which was reported at around 1.30pm on Sunday, February 22

Deaths in Donegal, Saturday, March 31st

A man aged in his seventies has died following a fire at a house in the Waterside area of Derry.
All three emergency services attended the scene of the blaze at a house on Limavady Road, which was reported at around 1.30pm on Sunday, February 22.
Police are continuing to conduct enquiries into the circumstances of the fire, however, at this time, it is not being treated as suspicious. 
Part of Limavady Road closed to traffic for a time, as emergency services dealt with the blaze, but has now reopened. 

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