Woman dies in Donegal house fire

A woman died in a house fire in Falcarragh, Co Donegal last night.

A woman died in a house fire in Falcarragh, Co Donegal last night.

The body of the 40-year-old woman, who lived alone, was discovered at approximately 9.30pm in the hallway of the house at Dunmore Lane.

There was evidence of a fire in the living room of the house which had extinguished itself sometime earlier.

The scene is preserved for forensic technical examination and a post mortem examination will take place tomorrow.

At this stage gardaí believe the incident to be a tragic accident.

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