Man in his 40s perishes in Co Kildare house fire

Alarm was raised at home in Ballyhagan in Carbury, Co Kildare, at 3.30am on Thursday

Gardaí are investigating the fire but are not treating the incident as suspicious. File photograph: The Irish Times
Gardaí are investigating the fire but are not treating the incident as suspicious. File photograph: The Irish Times

A man in his mid 40s has died following a fire at a house in Ballyhagan, Co Kildare, in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The alarm was raised at the house in Ballyhagan in Carbury, Co Kildare, at about 3.30am. There were no other people injured in the blaze.

Gardaí are investigating the fire but are not treating the incident as suspicious.

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