Elderly woman dies in house fire

A house with part of the roof burnt out. A fence and police tape are to the forefront.

Emergency services were alerted to the blaze in the Derrycush Park area of the village on Wednesday

A woman in her 70s has died following a house fire in County Tyrone.

It happened shortly after 18:00 BST on Wednesday in the Derrycush Park area of Aughnacloy.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze, but a woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said inquiries into the cause of the fire are ongoing, but her death is not believed to be suspicious.

A row of three houses. The one in the middle has the roof burnt out. Police tape is in front of the fences outside.

Police said the death is not believed to be suspicious

Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew said the local community is in shock, adding that he has "no doubt they will rally around to support the woman's loved ones in the time ahead".

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