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| Fatal fire woman's name released | Fatal fire woman's name released |
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| Police have released the name of the 33-year-old woman who died in a fire at a flat in Downpatrick on Tuesday evening. | Police have released the name of the 33-year-old woman who died in a fire at a flat in Downpatrick on Tuesday evening. |
| On Wednesday, police said they were no longer treating the Oriel Drive blaze in which Lorraine Smyth died as suspicious. | On Wednesday, police said they were no longer treating the Oriel Drive blaze in which Lorraine Smyth died as suspicious. |
| A man, who also lived in the flat, escaped and was treated in hospital for the effects of breathing in smoke. | |
| Neighbours tried to rescue Ms Smyth but were beaten back by smoke. | Neighbours tried to rescue Ms Smyth but were beaten back by smoke. |
| "We immediately sent firefighters in wearing breathing apparatus with hose reel jets," said fire station commander Brian Irvine. | "We immediately sent firefighters in wearing breathing apparatus with hose reel jets," said fire station commander Brian Irvine. |
| "They searched the flat and worked very hard to try and do what they could to try and save this lady but unfortunately she passed away a short time later in hospital." | "They searched the flat and worked very hard to try and do what they could to try and save this lady but unfortunately she passed away a short time later in hospital." |