Tipperary Resident Dead Following Clonmel House Fire.

A man, aged in his 70s, has sadly lost his life following a house fire in South Co. Tipperary, early this morning.

Emergency services, incorporating fire fighters from Clonmel fire station; personnel from the National Ambulance Service, and Gardaí were called to a dwelling house on River Street, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, shortly after 6.30am.

The elderly man, who is believed to be the occupant of the house, was pronounced dead at the scene, before his body was removed to Tipperary University Hospital.

A file will now be prepared for the county coroner.