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A man dies in an overnight house fire in Magilligan | A man dies in an overnight house fire in Magilligan |
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The man who died in a house fire in Magilligan on Monday night has been named locally as Willie Fleming. | |
57-year-old Mr Fleming died in the blaze at Drumavally estate at 22:00 (GMT). | |
Four fire appliances attended the blaze. | |
The mayor of Limavady, Cathal McLaughlin, who lives nearby, knows the family well and spent time with them on Monday night. | |
He said the tragedy "has deeply shocked family and friends to the core." | He said the tragedy "has deeply shocked family and friends to the core." |
Local priest Fr Frank O'Hagan also knew Mr Fleming. | |
"I feel very sorry for the family, for his two sisters and brother and for the rest of the family. | |
"He was a very quiet man but still very well known and very well loved by everybody. | |
"He was just a gentle soul." | |
Fr O'Hagan said Mr Fleming always visited the local newsagents every morning and many people knew him from there. | |
"He would be there most mornings with the two men who run the shop. | |
"He would just be helping them out with the vast amount of newspapers that they do each day, so he would have been seen there most of the time. | |
"He was very humorous as well, he will be sadly missed throughout the parish." |