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Four rescued from Dungannon house fire | Four rescued from Dungannon house fire |
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As fire crews arrived the people had been led to safety from the property by police | As fire crews arrived the people had been led to safety from the property by police |
Four people have been rescued from a house fire in Dungannon, in County Tyrone, by police officers. | |
Several of the PSNI officers have been treated for smoke inhalation. | |
The Northern Ireland Fire Service (NIFRS) were called to the incident in Cunninghams Lane at about 20:30 GMT on Monday. | |
As fire crews arrived the people had been led to safety from the property by police. | As fire crews arrived the people had been led to safety from the property by police. |
Several PSNI officers have also been treated for smoke inhalation | Several PSNI officers have also been treated for smoke inhalation |
Crews, wearing breathing apparatus and using firefighting jets, extinguished a fire at the property and gave the people first aid. | |
They were then left in the care of Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS). | |
Two fire appliances from Dungannon and one from Pomeroy attended were sent. | |
The cause of the fire is being investigated. | |
Cunninghams Lane had been closed but has now reopened. | |
Scorched damage | Scorched damage |
The road had been closed but has since reopened | The road had been closed but has since reopened |
Lyndsey Telford, BBC News NI, in Dungannon | |
The flames had been extinguished by the time we arrived at the scene, but the smell of smoke hangs in the air. | The flames had been extinguished by the time we arrived at the scene, but the smell of smoke hangs in the air. |
The paintwork on the front of this semi-detached property is scorched black in parts - the signs of extensive fire damage are evident. | The paintwork on the front of this semi-detached property is scorched black in parts - the signs of extensive fire damage are evident. |
Only remnants of a front door remained at the entrance of the house, with shards of glass on the floor inside. | Only remnants of a front door remained at the entrance of the house, with shards of glass on the floor inside. |
A ladder was perched against the property, leading to an upstairs bedroom window which remained wide open, with curtains still hanging from the frame. | A ladder was perched against the property, leading to an upstairs bedroom window which remained wide open, with curtains still hanging from the frame. |
Two fire officers were at the scene where they appeared to survey the damage with torches. | Two fire officers were at the scene where they appeared to survey the damage with torches. |
A cordon was in place while officers in an unmarked police car kept watch. | A cordon was in place while officers in an unmarked police car kept watch. |
Concerning | |
DUP MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Deborah Erskine, said it was a "disturbing incident". | |
SDLP Councillor Malachy Quinn added that there were "concerning news and images coming from Dungannon". |