A man in his nineties died in a house fire in Co Westmeath this morning.
The fire brigade rescued the man from the house on the road between Athlone and Moate at around 6 a.m.
He was taken to Mullingar General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Man in nineties dies in Westmeath house fire
A man in his nineties died in a house fire in Co Westmeath this morning.
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