From Ireland: Three brothers die in a house fire. A video report from the scene in County Louth. Moment of silence at St. Patrick’s Parade.
The image above is from cell phone video that is part of the news report on TV3. Click here to watch it. The fire official interviewed in the report is Sheila Broderick, Senior Assistant Chief Officer in County Louth.
On St. Patrick’s Day we were contacted by a regular reader of STATter911.com, Seamus Barrett, Assistant Chief Fire Officer with Limerick County Fire & Rescue. Unfortunately, Chief Barrett did not have any festive news to report for the holiday. Instead, he alerts us to a tragedy in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland that occurred on Monday.
Three brothers, ages 8, 16, and 21 died in a house fire. Three other members of the family were injured. This includes a 13-year-old boy who was critically burned.
A moment of silence was observed at the St Patrick’s Day parade in Drogheda for the McDonagh family.
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
