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The scene of the house fire in Lisnabrack today Screengrab via via RTÉ.ie

House Fire

Two women and man die in Leitrim house fire

The fire broke out in the early hours of this morning at house near Manorhamilton.

THREE PEOPLE HAVE died in a house fire in a rural part of Leitrim overnight.

Emergency services were called to the scene of the house fire in Lisnabrack, in a rural part of Manorhamilton, at around 2.20am this morning.

Two women and a man died in the fire.

Their bodies have not yet been identified and remain at the scene pending a full technical examination by gardaí being carried out this morning.

Gardaí say the incident does not appear to be suspicious at this stage.

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