Man in 40s dies in Co Donegal house fire

Emergency services called to blaze at Malinhead shortly after midnight

A man has died in a house fire in Co Donegal.

Emergency services were called to a house at Carnmalin in Malinhead, Co Donegal, shortly after midnight, a garda spokesman said.

He said the house was completely destroyed by the fire and that man in his 40s was taken from the property and pronounced dead at the scene.

A technical examination of the scene is currently underway, the results of which will inform the course of the Garda inquiry.

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Dan Griffin

Dan Griffin

Dan Griffin is an Irish Times journalist