Woman dies in Co Louth fire

A woman has died in a Co Louth fire overnight.

A woman has died in a Co Louth fire overnight.

Fire services attended a blaze at Oakwood Park, Termon Abbey, Drogheda, shortly after 1am, where the victim (34) was found in a house.

Her body was later taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, where a postmortem is expected to take place. A second woman was injured and brought to the same hospital.

An investigation is ongoing.

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The dead woman was the daughter of a 57-year-woman who was found dead in the same house following a small fire earlier this week. She had returned home to Drogheda from Germany to attend the funeral.