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Man dies in hospital after fire at house in Ballymoney

BBC A grey building on Main Street in Ballymoney, with a chimney on top. The window on the far right is broken and there is evidence of smoke damage.BBC
The fire was at a flat in Main Street in Ballymoney

A man in his 50s has died in hospital after a fire at a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim.

Emergency services were called to the scene on Main Street shortly before 07:00 BST on Tuesday.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the building, put out the fire and removed a man from the building.

He was taken to hospital by the ambulance service but died there.

Police said the fire is not being treated as deliberate.

Main Street was closed while emergency services tackled the blaze but it has since reopened.