Man (75) killed in house fire

An elderly man was killed in a house fire in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, on Saturday.

An elderly man was killed in a house fire in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, on Saturday.

Mr Michael Fagan (75), who lived alone in the two-storey house at Canal Avenue, died after the fire broke out in his ground floor bedroom at around 11.30 p.m.