12/01/2006
Fire-fighters rescue Portrush pensioner
Fire-fighters have rescued a 95-year-old woman from a fire in her home in County Antrim.
A neighbour alerted the emergency services after seeing smoke pouring from the pensioner's home in the Bath Terrace area of Portrush.
Members of the fire service managed to save the woman who they found in the living room of the house.
It is believed that the fire was caused by an unattended frying pan in the kitchen.
The woman has been taken to hospital where she is being treated for the effects of smoke inhalation.
A spokesperson for the fire service said that the woman is lucky to be alive.
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A neighbour alerted the emergency services after seeing smoke pouring from the pensioner's home in the Bath Terrace area of Portrush.
Members of the fire service managed to save the woman who they found in the living room of the house.
It is believed that the fire was caused by an unattended frying pan in the kitchen.
The woman has been taken to hospital where she is being treated for the effects of smoke inhalation.
A spokesperson for the fire service said that the woman is lucky to be alive.
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