Alfie Devine says that older people in rural homes need to check fire alarms and smoke detectors to check they're working.
Proper fire safety alarms and smoke detectors are needed in rural homes for older people, that's the view of a Westmeath fire fighter.
An eighty-nine year old man died at his home in Castlepollard yesterday following a house fire which broke out shortly after 1 am.
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene and attempted to revive the man but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
It's believed the fire started around the back of the semi detached cottage property and set off the smoke alarms of the neighbouring house.
Fire Officer with Castlepollard Fire Services Alfie Devine says it's something that can happen at any moment:
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