The man, aged in his 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene following the blaze on Tuesday, police say.

Twelve people in total were taken to hospital after the fire at a semi-detached house in Dungannon.

Wilma Farara, 72, is still in hospital after her home was set alight last Tuesday.

Wilma Farara who is deaf, is in a coma in intensive care after the incident in Antrim.

An elderly woman has been taken to hospital after a house was set on fire in Rathglynn in Antrim.

The reticulated python was trapped in a room during a house fire at a terraced house in Crosby Street.

NIFRS were called to the scene in the early hours of Friday morning.

Three other people in neighbouring flats at Inverleith Drive were led to safety by fire and police officers.