VIDEO: Ballymena fire leaves woman, 50, in hospital

Firefighters have been praised for rescuing a 50-year-old woman from a burning house.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Jan 2016, 18:12 BST
Updated 13th Jan 2016, 21:43 BST
Forensic officers at the scene of the blaze.Forensic officers at the scene of the blaze.
Forensic officers at the scene of the blaze.

The fire broke out on Tuesday evening at Woodcroft Brae in Ballymena, and 29 firefighters were dispatched to the scene.

Neighbours were concerned that there may have been children inside, but firefighters searched and established this was not the case.

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The woman was initially taken to Antrim Area Hospital, but was later transferred to Altnagelvin hospital in the Western Health Trust Area.

Forensic officers at the scene of the blaze.Forensic officers at the scene of the blaze.
Forensic officers at the scene of the blaze.

She was suffering from smoke inhalation.

A spokesman for that trust said that, as of about 9.15pm on Wednesday, she was in a stable condition.

The police were initially investigating the cause of the blaze, but by Wednesday afternoon they had determined that it was not suspicious.

Billy Ashe, Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, said the woman had been found in a “smoke-filled, downstairs room”.

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13 January 2015 McAuley Multimedia Police and NIFRS forsenic officers examine the scene where a woman was rescued from a fire at Woodcroft Brae in Ballymena. She is critical in hospital and it is understood the fire was caused by accidental ignition. PICTURE STEVEN MCAULEY/MCAULEY MULTIMEDIA13 January 2015 McAuley Multimedia Police and NIFRS forsenic officers examine the scene where a woman was rescued from a fire at Woodcroft Brae in Ballymena. She is critical in hospital and it is understood the fire was caused by accidental ignition. PICTURE STEVEN MCAULEY/MCAULEY MULTIMEDIA
13 January 2015 McAuley Multimedia Police and NIFRS forsenic officers examine the scene where a woman was rescued from a fire at Woodcroft Brae in Ballymena. She is critical in hospital and it is understood the fire was caused by accidental ignition. PICTURE STEVEN MCAULEY/MCAULEY MULTIMEDIA

He added: “I wish to record my sincere appreciation for the work of the NI Fire and Rescue Service adding that while the woman was unconscious when she was rescued, the firefighters undoubtedly saved her life and I look forward to her making a full recovery.”

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