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26/03/2007
Two overcome by smoke in flat
Two people have been rescued following a fire in a block of flats in south Belfast late on Sunday night.
Fire fighters called to the scene at around 11pm on Sunday evening found a man and a woman in the first floor flat at Russell Court. The two people overcome by smoke were found in the living room of the flat.
Fire crews, who evacuated around 30 people from the building, dealt with the blaze.
(SP/KMcA)
Fire fighters called to the scene at around 11pm on Sunday evening found a man and a woman in the first floor flat at Russell Court. The two people overcome by smoke were found in the living room of the flat.
Fire crews, who evacuated around 30 people from the building, dealt with the blaze.
(SP/KMcA)
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