Police have identified an 89-year-old Devonshire resident who died in a house fire on Thursday.

A police spokesman said James H Brown died after sustaining serious injuries in a fire at his Devon Spring Lane home at 5.30pm.

Mr Brown was pronounced dead at the hospital that evening.

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

Anyone with information was asked to call police at 247-1744 or 211 as soon as possible.