A county Down man has sadly died after a house fire in the early hours of this morning Wednesday February, 26.
Emergency services attended the fire on the Greenan Road area close to Poyntzpass shortly before 4.30am Wednesday morning.
Firefighters in breathing apparatus extinguished the blaze but, sadly, the man in his 60s was pronounced dead at the scene.
A PSNI spokesperson said: “Police can confirm that a man aged in his 60s has died following a fire at a residential property in the Greenan Road area of Poyntzpass in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday February 26.
“Police were notified of the fire shortly before 4.30am, and attended alongside colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.
“The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service extinguished the blaze but, sadly, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Enquiries are ongoing; however at this stage, it is not believed that the death is suspicious.“
A Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) spokesperson said:
“The thoughts and sympathies of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service are with the loved ones of a man who died following a house fire on Greenan Road.
“Firefighters were called to reports of a house fire at 4.25am this morning (Wednesday 26 February 2025). Two appliances from Banbridge Fire Station and 1 Appliance from Newry Fire Station attended the incident.
“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property to extinguish the fire. One male occupant, aged in his 60s, tragically passed away at the scene.
“Firefighters left the scene at 6.03am and the cause of the fire is believed to have been accidental.”
