A post mortem examination is due to take place this afternoon on the body of a woman who died following a house fire in Roscommon.
The woman, who lived alone, was found dead at the scene of the fire at a two-bedroom bungalow in Athleague at around 7am this morning.
The alarm was raised just after 6.30am by a neighbour who saw smoke coming from the bungalow with emergency services discovering the woman's body just after 7am.
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The scene is sealed off for a technical examination, but it is not thought at this stage the fire is being treated as suspicious.
Councillor Laurence Fallon says the whole south Roscommon area is shocked by the tragedy:
