Two people die in fires in Belfast and Bangor
Published 12th Dec 2025, 19:38 GMT
The Police have confirmed that two people have tragically died in two separate house fires today (December 12).
The police were firstly notified of a fire at the Queen Victoria Gardens area of north Belfast at around 11.00am.
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service extinguished the blaze but, sadly, a man aged in his 20s was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second fire occurred in the Abbey Park area of Bangor, at around 12.30pm. The fire was again extinguished by Fire & Rescue Service, but a woman aged in her 50s was pronounced dead at the scene.
Enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances surrounding both fires; however at this stage, it is not believed that the deaths are suspicious.