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| Three rescued from burning flats | Three rescued from burning flats |
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| Three people have been rescued after a fire broke out at a block of flats in Belfast. | |
| Crews were called to the flats at Grace Avenue in the east of the city at about 0300 GMT on Monday. | |
| Three people on the ground level got out of the building after they were alerted by a fire alarm. | Three people on the ground level got out of the building after they were alerted by a fire alarm. |
| But three others were trapped on the upper levels. Fire control room staff kept in contact with them until crews arrived and rescued them. | But three others were trapped on the upper levels. Fire control room staff kept in contact with them until crews arrived and rescued them. |
| Phil Griffiths from the Fire and Rescue Service said it was not clear how the fire started. | Phil Griffiths from the Fire and Rescue Service said it was not clear how the fire started. |
| "Our operator was able to keep on the line to the people who were trapped. I do not want to say too much as police are still investigating and it may be suspicious. It was in the stairwell." | "Our operator was able to keep on the line to the people who were trapped. I do not want to say too much as police are still investigating and it may be suspicious. It was in the stairwell." |