Man (70s) dies in Co Clare house fire

"The alarm was raised around 3.30am and emergency services responded to reports of a fire at a home in Moymore in the north of Clare. The scene was attended by members of Clare County Fire and Rescue Services, as well as paramedics from the National Ambulance Service and gardaí. The man aged in his 70s was pronounced dead at the scene. His body is expected to be removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Limerick."

""Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a fatal house fire at a residence in Moymore, Co Clare in the early hours of Wednesday, 27th August 2025," a garda spokesperson said. "A male, aged in his 70s, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The fire was extinguished by Clare County Fire Service. "The scene is currently preserved pending a technical examination. The local coroner has been notified and a postmortem examination is to be arranged for the deceased.""

An early-morning house fire occurred in Moymore in north Clare at around 3.30am. Clare County Fire and Rescue Services extinguished the blaze and the scene was attended by paramedics from the National Ambulance Service and gardaí. A man aged in his 70s was pronounced dead at the scene and his body is expected to be removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Limerick. The local coroner has been notified and a postmortem examination will be arranged. The scene is currently preserved pending a technical examination and investigations into the circumstances of the fatal house fire are ongoing.

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