Woman in her 70s dies in house fire in Limerick
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Woman in her 70s dies in house fire in Limerick

A WOMAN in her 70s has died in a house fire in Co. Limerick.

Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of a fire at a property in Wolfe Tone Street in Limerick in the early hours of Saturday morning.

"During a search of the premises, the body of a woman was discovered," read a statement from gardaí.

"The woman, aged in her 70s, was pronounced deceased at the scene."

The scene has been preserved for a technical examination and inquiries are ongoing.