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Belfast

Woman killed in early morning house fire

The blaze broke out in Lagmore, west Belfast at around 5am.

A WOMAN HAS died in a house fire in west Belfast.

The blaze broke out in Lagmore in the early hours of this morning.

The fire was reported to police at around 5am.

The woman was found dead at the scene and an investigation into the cause of the fire is now underway.

Police are now examining the scene at the Hazel View area of Dunmurry.

Meanwhile, two men were rescued from a burning mobile home in Cork at around 4am this morning and Dublin fire brigade battled two substantial” fires last night.

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