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08/12/2016
Man Rescued From Fire In Co Down
A 35-year-old man has been rescued after a fire broke out at a block of flats in Newcastle, Co Down.
The blaze started in oil tanks at the back of the flats on Burrendale Park Road.
Emergency services attended the scene and extinguished the fire.
Firefighters rescued the man from a top-floor flat.
Investigations are underway to establish the cause of the blaze.
(CD)
The blaze started in oil tanks at the back of the flats on Burrendale Park Road.
Emergency services attended the scene and extinguished the fire.
Firefighters rescued the man from a top-floor flat.
Investigations are underway to establish the cause of the blaze.
(CD)
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