A MAN in his fifties has died in an "accidental" house fire in Newry.
The blaze happened at a property in the Stream Street area on Monday at around 8.20pm. The name of the victim had not been released last night.
A police spokesperson said: "Officers attended, along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) who extinguished the blaze".
The fire is not being treated as suspicious at this time.
The NIFRS said it believed the fire was an "accidental ignition".
Assistant Chief Fire and Rescue Officer Aidan Jennings said: "The thoughts and sympathies of 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."
