{"id":705543,"date":"2026-01-19T03:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T03:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/705543\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T03:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T03:16:15","slug":"man-rescued-from-flat-fire-in-west-belfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/705543\/","title":{"rendered":"Man rescued from flat fire in west Belfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking\u00a0|\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police at the scene of the incident on Sunday night (Photo by Kevin Scott)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/782857b3-ca08-4615-a518-f20a5fe7ef88.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Police at the scene of the incident on Sunday night (Photo by Kevin Scott)<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A man has been rescued from a flat fire in west Belfast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Emergency services were called to reports of a blaze at a property in the Dermott Hill Gardens area of west Belfast at around 6pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Fire appliances from the nearby Springfield and Cadogan Fire Stations attended the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Belfast Telegraph understands one man was rescued by the fire service while two others escaped from the property before their arrival.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police at the scene of the incident on Sunday night (Photo by Kevin Scott)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/782857b3-ca08-4615-a518-f20a5fe7ef88.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Police at the scene of the incident on Sunday night (Photo by Kevin Scott)<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Emergency services at the scene of cannabis factory fire in Co Down<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Police remain at the scene of the incident on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Police have been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Breaking\u00a0|\u00a0 Police at the scene of the incident on Sunday night (Photo by Kevin Scott) A man 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