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Belfast Live
Belfast Live
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Connor Lynch

Emergency services attend house fire in North Belfast

The emergency services have been called to a house fire off the Shore Road this afternoon.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service were called to the incident in York Park, North Belfast, at around 2.45pm following reports of a house fire at the rear of some terrace properties.

Upon arrival firefighters found the blaze was "well alight" with four appliances and an aerial appliance being sent to the scene.

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There were no injuries as a result of the incident.

Police were also called to the scene with officers checking nearby houses to ensure that residents were safe.

A NIFRS spokesperson said: "We were called to a house fire in the York Park area of North Belfast at around 2.45pm today with crews arriving on the scene within five to six minutes.

"Upon arrival they found the fire was well alight.

"Four pumps and an aerial appliance were sent to the scene with firefighters beginning to scale down their operations at 3.24pm.

"No one was trapped or injured as a result of the fire."

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