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| A man in his 50s has died in a house fire in Whitehead, County Antrim, the Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed. | A man in his 50s has died in a house fire in Whitehead, County Antrim, the Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed. |
| It is thought that the blaze broke out at about midnight in the living room of the property at Hillside Park. | It is thought that the blaze broke out at about midnight in the living room of the property at Hillside Park. |
| A woman aged in her 90s, who is believed to be the victim's mother, was taken to hospital suffering from the effects of breathing in smoke. | A woman aged in her 90s, who is believed to be the victim's mother, was taken to hospital suffering from the effects of breathing in smoke. |
| Glengormley fire station commander, Mark Beresford, said it was believed the blaze had started accidentally. | |
| Mr Beresford said it was after 1100 GMT when the Fire and Rescue Service got a call to say there had been a house fire fatality, and by that stage the blaze was "all but extinguished". | |
| He said the victim had tried to escape from the fire in the living room, but had collapsed and died a short time later. | |
| He added that the woman's home help assistant had found her in an upstairs bedroom later on Sunday morning and called for an ambulance. |