A man, aged in his seventies, has sadly died following a fire in a house on the Coleraine Road area of Ballymoney, County Antrim.
Northern Ireland Fire And Rescue Service (NIFRS) crews rushed to the scene of the blaze, which was reported shortly before 3:00am on Saturday morning, 21st October.
Crews managed to rescue two people, both aged in their seventies, however a man died at the scene despite the best efforts of the emergency crews of NIFRS and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.
Commenting today, Sunday 22nd October, Alan O’Neill, Group Commander, Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service said:
“The thoughts and sympathies of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service are with the loved ones of a man who has sadly died following a house fire in Ballymoney yesterday morning.
“On Saturday 21 October at 02:49am, Firefighters were called to reports of a fire in a semi-detached house on Coleraine Road, Ballymoney.
"Two crews from Ballymoney and Coleraine fire stations attended the incident and rescued two people in their 70s.
"Tragically a man died at the scene, despite best efforts by Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Firefighters. The fire was extinguished and crews left the incident at 04:29am.
"The cause of the fire is under investigation, but we believe it was an accidental fire”