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Belfast Live
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Nadia Breen

Emergency services at scene of house fire in Ballykeel

Emergency services are at the scene of a house fire in Ballymena.

Police, the ambulance service and the fire service were called just before 6pm to the fire at a property in the Staffa Drive area of Ballykeel.

One person has been taken from the scene to Antrim Area Hospital.

A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said: "We got a call at 5.50pm today from Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) asking us to attend a fire scene in Ballykeel, Ballymena. A person was reported in the building.

"We dispatched two emergency crews to the scene and one ambulance officer. One person was taken from the scene to Antrim Area Hospital for treatment."

George Rogers, Group Commander for NIFRS said three fire appliances attend the house fire in Ballymena at 5.47pm.

He added: "Two were from Ballymena and one from Antrim. Currently we have one appliance still in attendance."

A PSNI spokesperson added: "Police and other emergency services are currently at the scene of a house fire in the Staffa Drive area of Ballymena.

"There are no further details at this stage."

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