Man dies in house fire

A 43-YEAR-OLD businessman died in a fire at his Engomi home at 5am on Sunday. According to pathologist Eleni Antoniou’s report, George Constantinides died after he inhaled smoke, fell unconscious and was trapped in the fire, which raged for three hours. Constantinides’ mother escaped without harm. In a statement yesterday, Fire Service Spokesman Marios Kyprianou said that the fire was caused by the excessive use of electrical devices which overloaded the power sockets. In a statement on Monday, District Fire Officer Leonidas Leonidou said that there was also a lot of combustible material, such as stationary, on the floor which aided the rapid spread of the fire.

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