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| Baby girl dies after house fire | Baby girl dies after house fire |
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| A 10-month-old baby has died in a fire on the Springfarm estate in Antrim. She was Anna Lee Clelland Harkin. | A 10-month-old baby has died in a fire on the Springfarm estate in Antrim. She was Anna Lee Clelland Harkin. |
| The fire broke out in a house on Orkney Street at about 1900 BST on Saturday. The baby was found dead at the scene. | The fire broke out in a house on Orkney Street at about 1900 BST on Saturday. The baby was found dead at the scene. |
| The baby's mother, three young children and a man escaped the fire. The man and a 5-year-old boy were treated for the effects of breathing in smoke. | The baby's mother, three young children and a man escaped the fire. The man and a 5-year-old boy were treated for the effects of breathing in smoke. |
| Leon Lambert, an eyewitnesses described how attempts to rescue the family were hampered by thick smoke. | Leon Lambert, an eyewitnesses described how attempts to rescue the family were hampered by thick smoke. |
| "We ran up, and I tried to get up the stairs, but the smoke was that thick we couldn't even make it half way up. I tried it again and I still couldn't get up," he said. | "We ran up, and I tried to get up the stairs, but the smoke was that thick we couldn't even make it half way up. I tried it again and I still couldn't get up," he said. |
| "I got up to the window, opened the window where the fire was just to let some smoke out, to see if it would help any. | "I got up to the window, opened the window where the fire was just to let some smoke out, to see if it would help any. |
| "My mum's boyfriend was at the other window where the baby was, he was trying to get that open. It just wouldn't happen though, the smoke was too thick." | |
| Initial enquiries suggest there were no suspicious circumstances. | Initial enquiries suggest there were no suspicious circumstances. |
| The Deputy Mayor of Antrim Adrian Watson has been to the house. | The Deputy Mayor of Antrim Adrian Watson has been to the house. |
| "Friends and neighbours of this family are totally devastated for what's happened," he said. | "Friends and neighbours of this family are totally devastated for what's happened," he said. |
| "There's a stunned silence in the street, and I don't think words could describe what this young mother and her family are going through." | "There's a stunned silence in the street, and I don't think words could describe what this young mother and her family are going through." |