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Aughnacloy: Elderly woman dies in house fire

Aughnacloy: Elderly woman dies in house fire

BBC News2 days ago
A woman in her 70s has died following a house fire in County Tyrone.It happened shortly after 18:00 BST on Wednesday in the Derrycush Park area of Aughnacloy.Firefighters extinguished the blaze, but a woman was pronounced dead at the scene.Inquiries into the cause of the fire are ongoing, but the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said her death is not believed to be suspicious.
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