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23/09/2005
Semi-conscious woman rescued from house fire
A semi-conscious woman has been rescued from a house fire in Londonderry on Friday.
The alarm was raised after a taxi-driver saw smoke coming from the woman's house in the Galliagh area just after 7am.
When the fire service arrived a fire crew made its way into the property were they found the woman semi-conscious on the first floor of her bedroom.
She was given first aid before being taken to hospital and treated for smoke inhalation.
The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation.
(MB/SP)
The alarm was raised after a taxi-driver saw smoke coming from the woman's house in the Galliagh area just after 7am.
When the fire service arrived a fire crew made its way into the property were they found the woman semi-conscious on the first floor of her bedroom.
She was given first aid before being taken to hospital and treated for smoke inhalation.
The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation.
(MB/SP)
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