A three-year-old child and a woman aged 28 have been rescued from a house fire in Co Down.
The pair were in a first-floor bedroom when they were saved from the blaze at a property at Summerhill, Warrenpoint, this afternoon.
They were given first aid and taken to hospital by ambulance.
A fire service spokesman said: “On arrival fire crews were confronted by a well-developed fire in the kitchen, heavy smoke logging throughout all parts of the house and reports that people were still inside.
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“Six firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire and rescued the female and child from a first-floor bedroom.”
PA