House fire in Armagh

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a house fire on the Newry Road, Armagh, on Saturday evening.

The alert was raised at 8.46pm An appliance from Armagh Fire Station, an Appliance from Portadown Fire Station and an Appliance from Clogher Fire Station attended the incident.

An NIFRS spokesperson said, “Firefighters were called to reports of a fire at a two-storey terraced house on Newry Road, Armagh.

“All occupants of the property were out prior to the arrival of Firefighters. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used 1 hose reel jet and 1 covering jet to extinguish the fire. Firefighters used gas monitors to confirm readings were normal. The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental ignition and the incident was dealt with by 10.11pm.”