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23/02/2004
Pensioner dies in house fire
A pensioner has died following a house fire at his home in Co Armagh.
The man, who is believed to have been in his 70s, died after a fire broke out in the living room of his flat in Banbrook Hill, Armagh.
The man was found dead at the scene by firefighters. It is believed the fire started accidentally.
Elsewhere, a 73-year-old woman has been praised after saving her 11-year-old granddaughter from a fire at their Londonderry home.
The elderly woman got her granddaughter and 31-year-old son to safety after a smoke alarm went off at the house in Knockwellan Park in the Waterside area of the city.
An unattended candle in a bedroom is believed to have caused the fire.
(MB)
The man, who is believed to have been in his 70s, died after a fire broke out in the living room of his flat in Banbrook Hill, Armagh.
The man was found dead at the scene by firefighters. It is believed the fire started accidentally.
Elsewhere, a 73-year-old woman has been praised after saving her 11-year-old granddaughter from a fire at their Londonderry home.
The elderly woman got her granddaughter and 31-year-old son to safety after a smoke alarm went off at the house in Knockwellan Park in the Waterside area of the city.
An unattended candle in a bedroom is believed to have caused the fire.
(MB)
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