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| Three people, including a one-year-old child, have been rescued from a fire in County Antrim. | Three people, including a one-year-old child, have been rescued from a fire in County Antrim. |
| The blaze, in a ground-floor flat at Eglinton Street, Portrush, was reported to the Fire and Rescue Service at about 2300 GMT on Friday. | |
| A man was rescued from the ground floor and officers wearing breathing apparatus rescued a woman and the baby from a first-floor flat. | |
| It is thought the fire started in a grill pan. No-one was was hospitalised. | |
| A spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Service said the fire alarm system had prevented serious consequences. | A spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Service said the fire alarm system had prevented serious consequences. |
| "Again the life-saving benefits of using a smoke detector have been made clear," he said. | |
| "At this incident in Portrush, the early actuation of the smoke alarm alerted the occupants to the danger they faced. | "At this incident in Portrush, the early actuation of the smoke alarm alerted the occupants to the danger they faced. |
| "(It) also allowed the Fire and Rescue Service to be summoned quickly to prevent the spread of fire and perform the rescues with relative ease." | "(It) also allowed the Fire and Rescue Service to be summoned quickly to prevent the spread of fire and perform the rescues with relative ease." |