A Mayo-born pensioner who died after being found in flames on the street in North London accidentally ignited his clothing while lighting a cigarette, a coroner has concluded. However, coroner Andrew Walker concluded on Tuesday that the retired construction worker, 70, originally from Swinford, died as a result of “accidental ignition of clothing”. “It’s likely that Mr Nolan accidentally set his clothes on fire whilst lighting a cigarette,” Mr Walker told North London Coroner’s Court. Mr Nolan, who emigrated to London from Swinford, Co Mayo, in the 1960s, took a stroll alone on September 17th, having been with his carer brother Jimmy. Passers-by tried to extinguish the flames and Mr Nolan was airlifted to Broomfield Hospital, in Chelmsford, Essex, where he died the following day.

Source: The Irish Times May 22, 2018 17:15 UTC