A Greater Manchester Police statement read: "At around 3:47am on Sunday, December 11, officers from GMP attended a property in Shaw, Oldham that had caught fire.
"Colleagues from GMFRS and NWAS also attended, but it was quickly established that an elderly male had sadly passed away at the scene.
"The death is not being treated as suspicious at this time.
"An investigation is underway to establish the circumstances."
A Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "At 4:10am on Sunday 11 December, fire engines from Rochdale, Oldham and Chadderton fire stations attended a fire involving a semi-detached property on Rishworth Rise, Shaw.
"Firefighters used two hose reels, four breathing apparatus, a positive pressure ventilation fan and a gas detector to extinguish the fire and evacuated a neighbouring property as a precaution.
"Investigations into the fire remain ongoing."
