Elderly man dies in Donegal house fire

An 87-year-old man has died in a house fire in Donegal.

The alarm was raised at a house in Gortahork at about 7.20am this morning.

The body of the victim, who was the only person in the house at the time, has been removed to Letterkenny General Hospital for a post mortem.

Gardaí are examining the scene this afternoon -but are not treating the fire as suspicious.