A man and woman have died following a house fire in Cork this morning.
The fire broke out at a detached house in Raheen, near Crosbarry, and Innishannon, southwest of Cork city, and was well established by the time that fire units from Bandon and Cork City arrived at the scene at approximately 7.30am.
It was also reported in RTÉ that Gardaí and fire service personnel remained at the scene, while the bodies of the deceased were removed from the property after 1.30pm.
Speaking about this, Alan Coleman, an Independent councillor, who is based in Innishannon, said that the deceased came from a popular family in the area, and were both well known in the community.
He said that the whole community have been left "really shocked" by this news.
"It's very sad and very tragic, the people, the area are really shocked to hear this news this morning when it broke", he said. "People in the parish are gathering around in groups. They just can’t believe such a thing could happen in our own parish here.
"There’s a lot of the family living in the area here. And they’re very involved in every activity in the local area. So there’s a lot of people impacted by this", he added.
"I’ve no doubt the parish, the community will rally around them. But it is very numbing". (All quotes in this piece according to RTÉ).
