Woman (80) dies after clothes catch fire

An 80-year-old woman died this morning after her clothes caught fire in her house in Co Kerry.

An 80-year-old woman died this morning after her clothes caught fire in her house in Co Kerry.

The woman was found dead outside her house on the main street of Kilgarvan at about 10 a.m. It is believed her clothes caught fire while she was cleaning out hot ashes from her fire.

She ran out of the house but was found dead outside by her brother. The woman's body was taken to Tralee General hospital for a post-mortem.

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