07/03/2012

Man Dies In Co.Antrim House Fire

An elderly man has died in a house fire in County Antrim last night.

The man believed to be in sixties died when a fire broke out at his home on the Bush Road between Ballymoney and Dervock at around 9pm on Tuesday.

The Fire and Rescue Service have said that when crew arrived at the scene the fire was well developed and they had to enter the house using breathing apparatus.

Attempts to save the man, later discovered inside the house by firefighters, were made by local neighbours but they were beaten back by the extent of the blaze.

The Fire and Rescue Service are as yet not sure how the fire started but they do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances behind the blaze.

(LB)






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