Irish coroner urges smoke alarms as gifts after elderly grandparents die in house fire.
An Irish coroner urged the public to gift smoke alarms for Christmas after an elderly couple, John and Gabrielle O'Donnell, died in a house fire just hours after becoming grandparents. Despite having smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, the cause of the fire remains unknown. The coroner highlighted the increased fire risks faced by the elderly and called for a review of the grant system for smoke alarms and the use of panic alarms.
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