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02/03/2006
Woman rescued from sixth floor fire
Fire fighters have rescued a woman from a sixth floor flat in north Belfast in the early hours of this morning.
The fire in the Mount Vernon Estate flat, trapped the woman on the balcony. Fire fighters had to use a turntable ladder to reach the balcony and rescue the woman from the blaze.
The woman's condition has not been revealed, however it is understood that her pet dog died in the inferno.
Emergency services were alerted to the scene after neighbours raised the alarm after hearing a smoke detector sound in a nearby hallway.
A spokesman for the fire service said that the woman had a lucky escape.
It is not known how the fire started and an invesigation is underway.
(EF/SP)
The fire in the Mount Vernon Estate flat, trapped the woman on the balcony. Fire fighters had to use a turntable ladder to reach the balcony and rescue the woman from the blaze.
The woman's condition has not been revealed, however it is understood that her pet dog died in the inferno.
Emergency services were alerted to the scene after neighbours raised the alarm after hearing a smoke detector sound in a nearby hallway.
A spokesman for the fire service said that the woman had a lucky escape.
It is not known how the fire started and an invesigation is underway.
(EF/SP)
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