Partially-sighted young man suffered horrific 92 per cent burns as he tried to escape raging flat fire, inquest told
Neighbours threw water on him but could not stop the flames.
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Yussuf Abdirahman Diriye was a 22-year-old refugee who moved to the UK from a camp in Kenya after being born in Somalia. (Image: Facebook)
A young man died after suffering severe burns across 92 per cent of his body as he tried to escape a raging flat fire.
Yussuf Abdirahman Diriye, 22, originally from Somalia, was partially sighted. He had been out drinking with his friends before the blaze at his home on Kestrel Drive, Bury, on October 5.