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27/08/2003
Three people escape house fire
Two women and a man have escaped injury following a house fire in Co Antrim early this morning.
Police believe the fire at the house in Dunclug Gardens, Ballymena may have been started maliciously.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the blaze shortly after 1am when smoke was seen billowing from a kitchen window. It is believed the fire started close by.
The two women were treated for smoke inhalation by ambulance crews who attended the scene.
(MB)
Police believe the fire at the house in Dunclug Gardens, Ballymena may have been started maliciously.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the blaze shortly after 1am when smoke was seen billowing from a kitchen window. It is believed the fire started close by.
The two women were treated for smoke inhalation by ambulance crews who attended the scene.
(MB)
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