13/05/2019

Investigation After Woman Dies In Co Down House Fire

Firefighters are probing the cause of a fire in Hollywood, County Down which resulted in a woman's death on Friday 10 May.

The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) received a call to a house fire in a detached property at Ballymenoch Road in Holywood shortly before 4.30pm.

Appliances from the Holywood and Knock Fire Stations attended the incident and brought the blaze under control.

It was later confirmed that a woman lost her life in the tragic incident. The cause of the fire is now being investigated.

A spokesperson for the NIFRS has offered sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased.



(JG/CM)

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