An elderly male, understood to be aged in his 70s, has lost his life in a house fire in west Co. Tipperary.
The alarm was raised at 6:30am and Gardaí and Emergency Services attended quickly at the scene this morning, Wednesday August 6th; latter at a domestic residence situated in the townland of Ballinree, Boherlahan, Cashel, Co. Tipperary.
Fire services quickly extinguished the blaze at the property and discovered the male; the sole occupant of the dwelling, dead at the scene.
The county coroner has now been notified and a post-mortem will be undertaken shortly.
While Garda enquiries remain ongoing to establish the cause of the fire, it is understood that no foul play is currently being suspected.
VERY SAD