Police confirm a man in his 70s has died after house fire in Derry

The PSNI have confirmed a man aged in his seventies has died following a fire at a house in the Waterside area of Derry.

All three emergency services attended the scene of the blaze at a house on Limavady Road, which was reported at around 1.30pm yesterday.

Police are continuing to conduct enquiries into the circumstances of the fire; however, at this time, it is not being treated as suspicious.

Part of Limavady Road was closed to traffic for a time, as emergency services dealt with the blaze, but has now reopened.

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