Man dies in west Cork house fire

A man has died following a house fire in west Cork.

A man has died following a house fire in west Cork.

The blaze broke out at a house in the coastal village of Kilcrohane, near Bantry some time before 1.50am.

Fire services from Schull and Bantry attended the scene.

A man in his 30s was removed by ambulance but was declared dead on arrival at Bantry General Hospital.

Gardaí have begun an investigation into the cause of the blaze.

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