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20/05/2013
63-Year-Old Dies In Flat Fire
A fire at a flat in south Belfast has caused the death of a 63-year-old man.
The fire broke out in a top floor flat on University Street around 19:20 on Sunday evening.
The man was rescued from the building but was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of the fire has yet to be established.
(MH)
The fire broke out in a top floor flat on University Street around 19:20 on Sunday evening.
The man was rescued from the building but was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of the fire has yet to be established.
(MH)
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