Northern Ireland

Newry house fire victim named as Jimmy Thompson (62)

 A man who died in a weekend house fire in Newry has been named as 62-year-old Jimmy Thompson.
 A man who died in a weekend house fire in Newry has been named as 62-year-old Jimmy Thompson.  A man who died in a weekend house fire in Newry has been named as 62-year-old Jimmy Thompson.

A man who died in a weekend housefire in Newry has been named as 62-year-old Jimmy Thompson.

Mr Thompson was taken from a mid- terraced bungalow in Parkview on Friday night by firefighters along with another man who remains critically ill but stable in hospital.

Police say Mr Thompson died from smoke inhalation and investigations are continuing into the cause of the blaze.

A death notice said Mr Thompson, formerly of Glenmore Park, Dundalk, Co Louth, was a son of the late James and Elizabeth, dad of Charlene and the late Andrew James and brother of Kathy, Colin, Derek, Caroline, Angela, Sharon and the late Patrick and Roy.

Detective Chief Inspector Mark Gibson said: “Shortly after 11:40pm, colleagues from Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service attended a report of a fire at a mid-terraced bungalow in the area.

Two men were rescued from the property, but sadly one man was later pronounced dead at the scene.  

Colleagues from Northern Ireland Ambulance Service were also in attendance during the incident.

“We can confirm that 62-year-old Jimmy Thompson died due to smoke inhalation. A second man was taken to hospital following the incident and remains in a critical but stable condition at this time.

“Enquiries are continuing in relation to the circumstances surrounding the incident.

“We would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident to contact detectives on 101, quoting reference number 2294 21/05/21.

A report can also be made online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/ .”