Alan O’Neill, Group Commander, Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) said:
“The thoughts and sympathies of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service are with the loved ones of a man who has died following a house fire in Ballymoney on Saturday morning.”
“On Saturday 21 October at 2:49am, Firefighters were called to reports of a fire in a semi-detached house on Coleraine Road, Ballymoney.
“Two crews from Ballymoney and Coleraine fire stations attended the incident and rescued two people in their 70s.
“Tragically a man died at the scene, despite best efforts by Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Firefighters.
“The fire was extinguished and crews left the incident at 04:29am. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but we believe it was an accidental fire.”