Pensioner dies in Co Galway fire

Gardaí in Tuam are investigating a fatal fire in which a 75-year-old man died last night.

Gardaí in Tuam are investigating a fatal fire in which a 75-year-old man died last night.

Gardaí say the fire started in a shed beside the man's house in Bodane, Tuam, Co Galway at 10pm.

The man's body was removed to University Hospital Galway, where a postmortem will be carried out later today.

The scene is sealed off pending a Garda examination.

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