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Person rescued from fire at Ballymoney flat

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 person has been rescued from a fire in Ballymoney, County Antrim, the fire service has said.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the building in Main Street and extinguished the fire.

It added that "one casualty was rescued from the property" and transferred to the care of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

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

At present the NIFRS believes the cause of the fire is accidental.

Firefighters have left the scene.

Police have asked motorists to avoid Main Street.