Close to €13,000 has been raised for a forty year old man who lost all of his possessions in a blaze which claimed the life of his 86 year old father two days before Christmas.
The requiem mass will take place today (Thursday) of pensioner Sean (John) Lynch who was a familiar figure in the Waterpark area of Carrigaline in Co Cork where he was regularly seen walking his dog. The dog also died in the fire.
Mr Lynch lost his life on December 23rd after a fire broke out at his semi detached home in The Court in Waterpark. His son David had gone out to do some Christmas shopping and returned back to the property at about 9pm to find it engulfed in flames.
The alarm was raised by neighbours and four units of the city and county fire service responded to the blaze. They managed to prevent the fire from spreading to the adjoining house.
Sean Lynch was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was recovered from a downstairs sitting room. A technical examination was carried out at the scene and it was determined that the fire started accidentally in a downstairs room. A file on the death will be prepared for the Coroner in Cork.
Donations can be made at https://www.gofundme.com/f/tbdmv8-davids-fund
