Thursday 31 July 2025
A Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) Spokesperson said:
“The thoughts and sympathies of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service are with the loved ones of a man who died following a house fire on Maple Drive, Coleraine.
“Firefighters were called to reports of a fire at a house at 11.09pm last night (Wednesday 30 July 2025). One Fire Appliance from Coleraine Fire Station, 1 Fire Appliance from Portstewart Fire Station and 1 Fire Appliance from Portrush Fire Station attended the incident.
“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used 2 hose reel jets to extinguish the fire. One male occupant, aged in his 50s, was rescued from the property by Firefighters and left in the care of NIAS but tragically later passed away.
“The cause of the fire is under investigation and Firefighters left the scene at 12.16am this morning, Thursday 31 July 2025.”