Man fatally injured in house fire in Dundalk

Gardaí and fire services attended a fatal house fire at a residence on Avenue Road, Dundalk on Tuesday evening. 

A man in his 40s was fatally injured during the incident and his body remains at the scene.

An Garda Síochána says that the scene remains preserved and a technical examination will take place this morning, Wednesday 6 December.

Gardaí say that a post mortem examination will be conducted which will determine the course of the investigation.