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Fire victim 'in intensive care' | |
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A man who was rescued from a house fire in County Tyrone is to be transferred to the intensive care unit of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. | |
The blaze, which broke out at about 0200 BST on Friday, caused substantial damage to the bungalow in Artigarvan. | |
Two women who had been asleep in the property were woken by a fire alarm, and managed to escape. | |
Fire commander Jonathan Tate said the man was rescued from the living room of the property. | |
"On arrival we were told that a male occupant of the house was unaccounted for. | |
"Four or five firefighters wearing breathing apparatus were tasked to search the dwelling for the unaccounted and to fight the fire. | "Four or five firefighters wearing breathing apparatus were tasked to search the dwelling for the unaccounted and to fight the fire. |
"Two officers quickly located and removed the male from the living room," he said. | |
The man was brought outside where paramedics treated him before he was taken to hospital. | The man was brought outside where paramedics treated him before he was taken to hospital. |