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Elderly woman dies in Antrim house fire

Crews carried victim from Larne blaze and performed first aid but she died at the scene

Fire crews carried an elderly woman from a burning house in Larne, Co Antrim, and performed first aid before paramedics arrived, but she died at the scene. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Mon Jun 02 2014 - 18:33

An elderly woman has died in a house fire in Co Antrim.

The victim, aged in her late 70s, had been taken early today by the fire service from the burning end-terrace two-storey property in Greenland Walk, Larne.

Crews carried her from the property and performed first aid before paramedics arrived, but she died at the scene.

The cause of the blaze is believed to be accidental, a Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) statement said.

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Two fire appliances from Larne and one from Ballyclare were sent to the blaze. Crews dealt with a fire in an upstairs bedroom.

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