COUPLE TREATED AFTER ACCIDENTAL CO DERRY HOUSE FIRE

A MAN a woman were treated at the scene of a Co Derry house fire.

The Fire and Rescue Service says crews responded to a report of a fire at Davison Villas in Castledawson, Magherafelt around 6 pm yesterday, Monday, December 7.

A spokesman said: “Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hosereel jet to put out the fire in the living room.

“Crews used Microvent to administer oxygen therapy to a man and a woman – both in their mid-50s – for mild smoke inhalation at the scene.

“The cause of the fire appeared accidental.”