THE WOMAN who died in a house fire yesterday morning has been named as Sophie Denning, a mother of two.
She died in the blaze at the Drumlin’s housing estate Virginia, Co Cavan, despite frantic efforts from the fire service and neighbours to rescue her. She was pronounced dead at the scene and her body was taken to Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan where a postmortem was carried out.
Three other occupants in the house, a woman and two men, were treated for smoke inhalation and later released from hospital. The cause of the blaze is not yet known but the scene has been sealed off and a forensic examination carried out.
It is understood the victim’s sister was the second woman in the house and that her two children were staying with relations.
Ms Denning was originally from Killinkere.
It is another tragedy for the Killinkere area, coming just five weeks after the death of GAA star Simon Dempsey. He died after entering the local Gallon lake to rescue people who had been in a boat which had capsized.