19/06/2006
Four rescued from County Armagh blaze
Four people have escaped injury following a house fire in County Armagh.
The blaze broke out in the terraced house in the Lismore area of Crossmaglen at around 4.30am this morning.
The alarm was raised by a neighbour, who rescued two men in their 20's before Fire and Rescue services arrived.
Fire-fighters wearing breathing apparatus then used a ladder to rescue a man and a woman from a first floor window.
The four people were all taken to hospital where they received treatment for the effects of smoke inhalation, and one of the men was treated for cuts to his arm, which he sustained while climbing through a window.
It is understood that there were no smoke alarms fitted in the house and a spokesman for the Fire Service said that the occupants had a lucky escape and added that the public must ensure that they have a working smoke detector fitted in their homes in the event of a fire breaking out.
It is not yet known how the fire started.
Meanwhile, a fire has caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a builders yard in County Down.
The blaze, which is is being treated as arson, happened in the property at Sperrin View in Sion Mills at around 3am on Sunday.
The PSNI and the Fire and Rescue Service, were called to the incident, which began when a vehicle was set alight.
(EF/SP)
The blaze broke out in the terraced house in the Lismore area of Crossmaglen at around 4.30am this morning.
The alarm was raised by a neighbour, who rescued two men in their 20's before Fire and Rescue services arrived.
Fire-fighters wearing breathing apparatus then used a ladder to rescue a man and a woman from a first floor window.
The four people were all taken to hospital where they received treatment for the effects of smoke inhalation, and one of the men was treated for cuts to his arm, which he sustained while climbing through a window.
It is understood that there were no smoke alarms fitted in the house and a spokesman for the Fire Service said that the occupants had a lucky escape and added that the public must ensure that they have a working smoke detector fitted in their homes in the event of a fire breaking out.
It is not yet known how the fire started.
Meanwhile, a fire has caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a builders yard in County Down.
The blaze, which is is being treated as arson, happened in the property at Sperrin View in Sion Mills at around 3am on Sunday.
The PSNI and the Fire and Rescue Service, were called to the incident, which began when a vehicle was set alight.
(EF/SP)
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