A MAN in his seventies has died following a fatal house fire in Moy.

The Clare Echo understands that An Garda Síochána are still trying to establish what caused the fire which claimed the life of a man at his residence in Moy in the early hours of Wednesday morning (August 27th).

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the fatal house fire in Moymore where the man aged in his seventies was pronounced dead at the scene.

Members of the Clare County Fire Service extinguished the fire and the scene is currently preserved pending a technical examination.

The local coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination is to be arranged for the deceased.

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