RIP: Elderly man dies following house fire at cottage in Cork City
Investigation underway following incident which happened this Wednesday morning
Investigations are ongoing after an elderly man died following a house fire in Cork city.
Gardaí and fire services responded to reports of a fire at a residence in the Douglas area at approximately 10.40 this Wednesday morning.
"A man, aged in his 70s, was fatally injured during the incident. His body was later removed to the morgue at Cork University Hospital," confirmed a garda spokesperson.
It's understood there was evidence of a fire in the room where the deceased was located but that it had burned itself out by the time the alarm was raised.
The scene of the fire was preserved and a technical examination took place this afternoon.
Gardai say a file will be prepared for the local coroner and that an inquest will take place at a later date.