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| Woman 'critical' after B&B fire | |
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| Two women in their mid-20s are in hospital after being trapped in a fire that broke out in their bedroom at a bed and breakfast in County Down. | Two women in their mid-20s are in hospital after being trapped in a fire that broke out in their bedroom at a bed and breakfast in County Down. |
| One of them is critically ill. The blaze began at the Beach House B&B at Downs Road, Newcastle, on Monday night. | |
| One of the women was unconscious, the other semi-conscious when they were were rescued by firefighters. | One of the women was unconscious, the other semi-conscious when they were were rescued by firefighters. |
| Three other residents at the guesthouse managed to escape unhurt. A fire alarm had alerted them to the danger. | Three other residents at the guesthouse managed to escape unhurt. A fire alarm had alerted them to the danger. |
| The two injured women are in hospital. One of them suffered severe burns and is in a critical condition in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital. | |
| Fire Station Commander Max Sinclair said: "Thankfully fire alarms were fitted. It was the owner who sounded the alert and got guests out." | Fire Station Commander Max Sinclair said: "Thankfully fire alarms were fitted. It was the owner who sounded the alert and got guests out." |
| He said that the first floor bedroom where the fire broke out had been badly damaged and there was smoke damage on that floor. | He said that the first floor bedroom where the fire broke out had been badly damaged and there was smoke damage on that floor. |