Two brothers (80s) who died in Co Sligo house fire named

Gardaí and emergency services responded to scene at residence near Easkey

Investigations into the Easkey, Co Sligo, incident are ongoing. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Investigations into the Easkey, Co Sligo, incident are ongoing. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Two brothers in their 80s have died in a house fire near Easkey in Co Sligo.

The brothers, who died at their home in the small village of Rathlee, have been named as Pa and Seamus Cuffe.

The bodies of the two men were transferred to Sligo University Hospital for postmortems.

The results will determine the course of the Garda investigation. However, foul play is not suspected.

The Garda Press Office has confirmed the fire broke out at a farm house overnight.

Gardaí and the emergency services were alerted at 11am on Sunday, and the two pensioners were pronounced dead at the scene.

The scene is preserved for technical examination, and investigations are ongoing.

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