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.

Dan Griffin

Dan Griffin

Dan Griffin is an Irish Times journalist