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A man, aged in his 70s, died in a house fire in Clonmel early this morning, Clonmel Garda Station and Tipperary Fire Service have confirmed.
The fire occurred at a house at Rivers Street in Clonmel. Fire fighters from Clonmel Fire Station, National Ambulance Service personnel and gardaí were called to the scene of the blaze shortly after 6.30am.
The man, who tragically died in the fire, was the only occupant of the house. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body has been removed to Tipperary University Hospital in Clonmel.
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