Man led to safety after flat fire

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A man has escaped injury during a fire in Warrenpoint.

The blaze broke out in the kitchen of a flat at the Promenade Apartments at Osbourne Promenade at around 0200 BST on Friday.

Three people in an upstairs flat were also led to safety by fire officers at the scene.

Group commander Alastair Rooney said the fire alarm was not working and this led to the man "not getting an early warning".

"And really the message to everybody today is test your smoke alarm, because the smoke alarm's the only thing that's going to wake you up if you've got a fire in your house," he added.