Shop owners Tom Mahon (63) and Eileen Mahon (61) died when fire engulfed their two-storey house at Deerpark, Swinford
A loudly barking pet dog raised the alarm about a ‘catastrophic’ house fire which claimed the lives of a Co. Mayo business couple earlier this year, an inquest heard today.
The couple both gave evidence to today’s inquests which were conducted in Swinford Courthouse by the Coroner for the District of Mayo, Pat O’Connor. In a statement which she read to the inquests, Garda Timoney said her husband went downstairs to check why their dog was barking. “A short time later he was shouting there was a fire”, she continued.
The roof of the building collapsed in the inferno onto the lower floor. The bodies of both fire victims were discovered later in the building which as extensivelt damaged. After returning a verdict of accidental death on both fire victims, the coroner described what happened as “an absolute tragedy” for the family.
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