Two people have died following a house fire at Raheen, north of Crossbarry this morning.

It is understood that the deceased were a man and woman, both in their 70s who were well known in the area and their bodies were removed from the scene around lunchtime.

Fire services from both Cork city and Bandon attended the house fire at approximately 7.30am this morning along with gardaí and the ambulance service.

A County Fire Service spokesperson said that on arrival at the scene the fire was well established and two fatalities have been removed from the scene.

Crews from both Bandon and Macroom Fire services continue to remain at the scene dampening down.

A Garda spokesperson said as this is an ongoing incident no further information is available at this time.