An elderly man has died in a house fire in Carrigaline.
Neighbours raised the alarm around 9 last night and local fire services rushed to the scene.
Fire-fighters found the body of the elderly man after carrying out an extensive search of the semi-detached house at The Court, Waterpark.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, and his body has been removed to Cork University Hospital for a post mortem examination.
Cork City Fire Brigade says several crews were involved in preventing the spread of the fire to adjoining areas.
A Garda investigation into the cause of the blaze is getting underway this morning, but they are not treating it as suspicious.
