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Pensioner rescued from flats fire | |
(41 minutes later) | |
A 91-year-old man had to be woken up by fire fighters as a blaze swept through properties in County Down. | |
Fire crews broke into the pensioner's flat at Mountview Terrace area of Banbridge after the fire broke out just after 0130 BST on Friday. | |
A total of 25 people, including children, were moved out of their homes. There were no reports of any injuries. | |
The cause of the blaze has yet to be established. | |
An oil tank appears to have caught fire during the incident. | |
Several of the properties were badly damaged by the blaze, the rest appear to be smoke and water damaged. | |
A local leisure centre was made available to those who had to leave their homes. |