A man has died after a fire at a property in Co Down on Monday evening, police have confirmed.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the blaze on Stream Street in Newry at around 8:20pm last night. A man, aged in his fifties, died following the fire.
It is not being treated as suspicious at this time.
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A PSNI spokesperson said: "Police can confirm that a man, aged in his fifties, has died following a fire in the Stream Street area of Newry around 8.20pm on Monday, September 12.
"Officers attended, along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service who extinguished the blaze. The fire is not being treated as suspicious at this time."
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) Assistant Chief Fire & Rescue Officer Aidan Jennings said: "The thoughts and sympathies of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) are with the family and friends of a man who died following a fire on Stream Street, Newry.
"On Monday 12 September at 8.18pm, Firefighters were called to reports of a fire in a terraced house on Stream Street, Newry. Three Fire Appliances attended the incident- two from Newry and one from Warrenpoint. The fire was out when Firefighters arrived, and tragically a male casualty died as a result of the incident.
"The incident was dealt with by 11.05pm and the cause of the fire is believed to be accidental ignition."
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