A woman in her 70s has died following a fire in a house at Silversprings Court in the Mayfield area of Cork city.
Gardaí and Fire Services were alerted to the incident shortly before 8pm last night.
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The woman, who was the sole occupant of the house, was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
A postmortem examination will be carried out later at Cork University Hospital.
The Coroner has been notified, and the scene has been preserved for a technical and forensic examination.
Gardaí from Mayfield are investigating the incident.
