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Cookstown house fire victim's name released | |
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Police have released the name of a man who died in a fire at a house in County Tyrone on Saturday. | |
The fire, which happened in Cook Crescent, Cookstown, was reported to police shortly before 13:50 GMT. | |
Police said the man who died was 59-year-old David Major. | |
They said they were not treating the fire as suspicious at this time. | |
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service station commander Alan Martin said on Saturday that when crews first arrived they were met with a "very intense" fire. | |
"Breathing apparatus was put on and fire crews were committed and quickly got the fire under control," he said. | "Breathing apparatus was put on and fire crews were committed and quickly got the fire under control," he said. |
"Unfortunately there was one male fatality." | "Unfortunately there was one male fatality." |