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22/01/2016
Co Antrim Flat Fire Started Deliberately
A fire at a flat in Co Antrim is believed to have been started deliberately.
The blaze broke out at a ground floor flat on the Ballymoney Road, Ballymena, at around 2.15am on Friday.
No-one was in the property at the time.
Firefighters used two hosereel jets to extinguish the blaze in the living room of the ground floor flat.
Fire crews from Ballymena and Antrim stations attended the incident.
An investigation has been launched.
(CD/MH)
The blaze broke out at a ground floor flat on the Ballymoney Road, Ballymena, at around 2.15am on Friday.
No-one was in the property at the time.
Firefighters used two hosereel jets to extinguish the blaze in the living room of the ground floor flat.
Fire crews from Ballymena and Antrim stations attended the incident.
An investigation has been launched.
(CD/MH)
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