Woman dies after Belfast fire

Blaze broke out at top-floor flat

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Published 6th Feb 2017
Last updated 6th Feb 2017

A woman has died after suffering severe burns in a fire at her west Belfast home.

The blaze happened at a flat in Ardnaclowney House yesterday afternoon – a sheltered housing complex off Beechmount Avenue.

Fire broke out at a top-floor flat.

The woman in her 60s was taken to hospital while three other residents were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.