04/08/2004
Man dies in suspicious fire
A man has died following a suspicious fire at a flat in north Belfast on Tuesday night.
The blaze, which occurred at the Glenville Park flat in Whiteabbey shortly before 10pm, also left a second man injured. However, a woman who was also in the flat at the time of the fire escaped injury.
The injured man is currently being treated in the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Police have said they are treating the blaze as suspicious.
(MB)
The blaze, which occurred at the Glenville Park flat in Whiteabbey shortly before 10pm, also left a second man injured. However, a woman who was also in the flat at the time of the fire escaped injury.
The injured man is currently being treated in the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Police have said they are treating the blaze as suspicious.
(MB)
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