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Man dies in Donegal house fire

Donegal - Gardaí not treating death as suspicious
Donegal - Gardaí not treating death as suspicious

An elderly man has died in a house fire in Downings, Co Donegal.

The 92-year-old man, who lived alone, has been named locally as Neil 'Biddy Rua' McClafferty.

A passer-by noticed smoke coming from the house at around 1.30am and alerted the emergency services.

Gardaí say they are not treating the death as suspicious.