The blaze broke out at around 1 o'clock this morning.
An 89-year-old man has died in a house fire in the midlands.
The blaze broke out in the house in the Gilbertstown area of Castlepollard shortly after 1 o clock this morning.
The man was pronounced deceased at the scene.
His body has been moved to the mortuary at Mullingar Mortuary where a post mortem examination is due to take place.
Castlepollard fire services brought the fire under control around 2am.
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