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Rostrevor: Man dies following fire at flat

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A man has died following a fire at a flat in Rostrevor, County Down, on Wednesday night.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said they were called to a fire in a first floor flat on Church Street at about 20:26 GMT.

Four fire engines attended the incident – two from Warrenpoint, one from Newry and one from Kilkeel.

“Firefighters extinguished the fire, but tragically a man died at the scene,” the NIFRS said.

Assistant Chief Fire and Rescue Officer Mark Deeney said the cause of the fire “is believed to be accidental ignition”.

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