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Man in 50s dies in overnight fire in Lucan

The man was the only occupant in the house in the Esker Park area, where the fire broke out in the kitchen overnight.

A MAN in his 50s has died following an overnight house fire in the Lucan area.

The blaze broke out at around 1:30am in the Esker Park area, close to the Lucan bypass.

The fire is understood to have broken out in the kitchen area.

Gardaí said nobody else was present in the house at the time, and that the incident is not being treated as suspicious.

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