06/03/2012
Pensioner Killed In House Fire
A pensioner has died after a house fire broke out at her home in County Down.
Seventy-eight-year-old Sadie Ferguson died after the blaze started at her house on the Dundrum Road near Dromara just before 4am on Tuesday.
A next door neighbour called the emergency services after his smoke alarm was set off by the fire. The elderly woman was dead when crews arrived.
Early indications suggest that the fire was accidental but as of yet it is unclear as to the cause of the incident.
Station Commander Mark Maginnes said: "When the crews arrived the fire was very well developed.
"The heat was very, very intense and they knew that there was somebody in there, so we still tackled the fire and entered into the property wearing breathing apparatus."
Detectives and fire crews remain at the scene.
Seventy-eight-year-old Sadie Ferguson died after the blaze started at her house on the Dundrum Road near Dromara just before 4am on Tuesday.
A next door neighbour called the emergency services after his smoke alarm was set off by the fire. The elderly woman was dead when crews arrived.
Early indications suggest that the fire was accidental but as of yet it is unclear as to the cause of the incident.
Station Commander Mark Maginnes said: "When the crews arrived the fire was very well developed.
"The heat was very, very intense and they knew that there was somebody in there, so we still tackled the fire and entered into the property wearing breathing apparatus."
Detectives and fire crews remain at the scene.
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