17 December 2024
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 woman who died following a house fire in New Barnsley, Belfast yesterday afternoon.
“On Monday 16 December, Firefighters were called to reports of a house fire. Two Fire Appliances from Springfield Fire Station, 1 Fire Appliance from Cadogan Fire Station and 1 Fire Appliance from Westland Fire Station attended the incident.
“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used 1 hose reel to extinguish the fire. One female occupant, aged in her 50s, tragically passed away at the scene.
“Firefighters left the scene at 4.36pm yesterday afternoon and the cause of the fire is believed to accidental ignition at this time.”