Sadly. Police have confirmed a man in his 50s has died following a fire at a house in the Main Street area of Ballymoney, this morning, Tuesday, 1st July.
Police received a report of a fire shortly before 7:00am and attended alongside colleagues from Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service who worked to extinguish the blaze. This is not being treated as deliberate.
Colleagues from Northern Ireland Ambulance Service conveyed one man to hospital where he sadly died.
Named locally as Paddy Douglas, Mr Douglas was a familiar and well liked figure around the town.
A NIFRS spokesperson said; “Firefighters were called to reports of a fire at a mid-terrace flat at Main Street, Ballymoney.
“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used 1 jet and 2 hose reel jets to extinguish the fire.
“One casualty was rescued from the property and transferred to the care of NIAS.
“The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental.”
Sympathies to the family and friends of Mr Douglas.